Sharon Says He Will Not Resign After Stinging Defeat in Likud Party

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he will rework his plan for pulling out of Gaza and four West Bank settlements in an effort to salvage the proposal following its resounding defeat in a ruling party referendum.

Sharon told a meeting of lawmakers from his Likud Party that he would submit the new version to the government and the parliament for approval, according to officials who attended the meeting.

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Sharon Says He Will Not Resign After Stinging Defeat in Likud Party

"I want to say in the clearest fashion there will be another plan that I will come up with," Sharon said, according to the officials. "I will come up with a plan that will get wider support."

With a turnout of only half the 193,000 Likud members, 60 percent voted against the "disengagement plan," l...

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