Forty years ago today, on November 13, 1985 (October 2, 1985 lunar calendar), a serious government crisis broke out in Israel. On the evening of November 13, 1985, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres announced the dismissal of Sharon, Minister of Industry and Trade, which was opposed by the Likud Party. Sharon is a member of the center-right Likud Party in Israel's coalition government. He opposed Peres' proposal to end the state of war with Jordan and enter into direct negotiations with Jordan at the United Nations General Assembly in October of that year. He accused the proposal of "selling Israel's land to Jordan." He also criticized Peres for failing to exclude the PLO from any peace talks. Peres demanded that Sharon make a "formal apology" to the government or dismiss him. Sharon apologized in parliament to maintain his position, but was not forgiven by Peres. Shamir, the deputy prime minister and foreign minister of the Israeli government and a key member of the Likud party, opposed Sharon's dismissal. Other key members of the Likud party also opposed Peres' proposal to negotiate with Jordan and supported Sharon's criticism of Peres. People here believe that this government crisis reflects the further development of the power struggle between Peres' Labor Party and the Likud party, which could lead to the collapse of the Israeli coalition government.