(Updated Monday 9:15 AM) The Knesset’s winter session gets underway today. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will address the opening of the session, before traveling to Washington to meet with US President George Bush. In its first weeks, the Knesset will discuss issues on several fronts including the current Oslo War, as well as the 2003 State budget. The Herut and Meretz parties who had both contemplated introducing no-confidence motions against the government, have retracted their threats.