For a Likud-led government, with Mr Netanyahu at its helm, now with Mr Sharon beside him, to make a significant concession on territory could be of overarching importance in terms of Israel's future political alignments.
ECONOMIST: Israeli twists and turns
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Guyana has problems, too, with Venezuela , which has revived a claim to almost half its territory, including the site of a recently granted concession for a private space port and what may be large offshore oil reserves.