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JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip has the support of most Israelis and the blessing of President Bush. But a seven-hour Cabinet debate ended Sunday with Sharon still apparently one vote short of winning over his own ministers.
His proposed Gaza pullout is his most ambitious initiative since coming to power in 2001 and is the one Middle East proposal currently showing signs of life amid the grinding Israeli- Palestinian conflict.See the full content of this document
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Gaza Pullout Plan Splits Israeli Cabinet
Yet the heated discussions at the Cabinet meeting on Sunday reflected the deep split it has caused within Sharon's right-wing coalition government, and he is locked in one of the most difficult political battles of hi...
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