11.   Hurtado becomes infrastructure minister.

12.   In the past, Sharon has publicly disparaged Netanyahu, and the prime minister repaid him by relegating him to the second-string post of infrastructure minister.

13.   Israeli media reports have said Sharon, the infrastructure minister, would present a pullout plan to the Cabinet on Sunday.

14.   Levy would likely return to the Cabinet as national infrastructures minister, a position vacated by Sharon in September.

15.   Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin met on Friday with the visiting Israeli infrastructure minister, Ariel Sharon, focusing on plans to supply Russian natural gas to Israel.

16.   Sharon has remained in government, but holding second-string portfolios, such as trade, housing and now infrastructure minister.

17.   Sharon, who is infrastructures minister, has been seeking a greater role in setting policy concerning the Palestinians.

18.   Sharon, who spearheaded past settlement efforts and as infrastructures minister has new clout, promised a settlement drive was on the way.

19.   Sharon, who spearheaded past settlement efforts and as infrastructures minister has new clout, promised that a settlement drive was on the way.

20.   Sharon now serves as infrastructures minister and has renewed his support for El-Ad and Ateret Cohanim.