Sharon under pressure to hold referendum
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The Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is facing growing pressure to call a referendum on his plan to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip.
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The US government is under pressure from political opponents on whether Iraq's poll can be held as planned.
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AN Israeli parliament vote against the state budget has triggered a political crisis that could topple Prime Minister Ariel Sharonâs government and scupper his plan to pull out of Gaza and part of the West Bank next year.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has asked his cabinet to approve a range of measures meant to ensure next month&#39;s Palestinian elections are conducted in a free and fair atmosphere.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has locked up enough support to win a scheduled parliamentary vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan, but is deeply concerned about growing fissures within the ruling Likud Party, aides said Thursday.
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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to speed up a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was undercut yesterday by his main political rival, who called for a national referendum that could delay or even scuttle the pullout.
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JERUSALEM : Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon battled at the weekend to prepare for key votes in cabinet and parliament on his Gaza pullout plan, vehemently opposed by Jewish settlers, the extreme right and a hard core of his own Likud party.
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JERUSALEM Sept. 13, 2004 - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s attempt to speed up a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was undercut Monday by his main political rival, who called for a national referendum that could delay or even scuttle the pullout.
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ERUSALEM, Aug. 17 - The day before the Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, faces sharp debate about his policies at his Likud Party convention, his government made an effort on Tuesday to pacify his critics, issuing tenders for 1,001 ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked Parliament to approve a unilateral Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank in a turbulent session on Monday.
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TEL AVIV A shaky political system here raised a huge question mark last week over Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s ability to pursue his only existing diplomatic plan - the initiative to evacuate the Gaza strip and to remove some of the Israeli settlements
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's attempt to speed up a withdrawal from the Gaza Strip was undercut Monday by his main political rival, who called for a national referendum that could delay or even scuttle the pullout.
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After months of bullying and subterfuge to keep his contentious Gaza withdrawal plan alive, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is hoping for solid approval in Israel&#39;s parliament to finally give it the legitimacy it needs.
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JERUSALEM Benjamin Netanyahu, the influential Israeli finance minister, called Monday for a national referendum on the proposed withdrawal of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip, a move that could complicate the plan set out by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
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Ariel Sharon, Israel&#39;s prime minister, is fighting to save his government - and Gaza withdrawal plan - after a split in his coalition over his budget plan.
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PISGAT ZEEV, West Bank, Oct 11  - Israel&#39;s settler movement unveiled plans Monday for a massive campaign to force Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to submit his plan to uproot thousands of Jews from parts of the Palestinian territories to a national
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JERUSALEM -- Supporters and opponents of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon argued heatedly yesterday over the need for a national referendum on the government's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.