Clearly this makes my position impossible and I have no alternative than to resign from the government.

BBC: Short's resignation statement

But then came the ultimatum of four ministers, led by Binyamin Netanyahu, Mr Sharon's chief rival and heir apparent, who said they would resign from the government unless a referendum were held within two weeks.

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Both Shas leader Eli Yishai and Yisrael Beiteinu leader Avigdor Lieberman dismissed Annapolis as a pathetic joke and claimed that there is no reason for them to resign from the Olmert government.

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