MAALE ADUMIM, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu launched his campaign to oust Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Wednesday with a call for settlement building that could lead to a showdown with Israel's U.S. ally.
Staking out the battleground for the right-wing power struggle triggered by Sharon's removal of settlers from occupied Gaza, Netanyahu urged immediate construction on a particularly sensitive West Bank area outside East Jerusalem.
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