text: Sharon government faces crisis after double blow in Israeli &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced a fresh political crisis after the secular Shinui party threatened to quit the ruling coalition and he suffered two symbolic defeats at the hands of parliament.
inputs: Sharon government faces crisis after double blow in Israeli &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced a fresh political crisis after the secular Shinui party threatened to quit the ruling coalition and he suffered two symbolic defeats at the hands of parliament.