Sharon courts allies after voting setback
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JERUSALEMâPrime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, described by aides as more angry than embarrassed over parliament&#39;s symbolic repudiation of his term-opening speech, moved yesterday to renew discussions with opposition parties aimed at expanding his
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will restart efforts to widen his coalition after parliament voted late yesterday against approving a speech supporting his Gaza Strip withdrawal plan, the government said.
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Fresh from a painful parliamentary defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Thursday he'll turn to his old rivals in the Labor Party to save his shattered coalition and get the support he needs to leave the Gaza Strip.
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ARIEL Sharon suffered an embarrassing parliamentary defeat yesterday that has raised doubts about his ability to win approval for his contentious plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labour Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said he'll turn to his old rivals in the Labor Party to save his shattered coalition and get the support he needs to leave the Gaza Strip.
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While Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told âLikud loyalistsâ, members of the partyâs Knesset faction that oppose the Gaza plan, that Prime Minister Menachem Begin did not hold a national referendum ahead of the peace agreement with Egypt
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has betrayed his Likud Party, a longtime senior ally wrote to thousands of party faithful Thursday, but the rebuke over the Gaza withdrawal was unlikely
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JERUSALEM: Reeling from a Parliamentary defeat, Israeli PM Ariel Sharon prepared on Thursday to open coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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The leaders of Israel's Labour Party back plans for a coalition with Ariel Sharon's Likud but it may not be formed for weeks.
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Party MKs argue abstention would suffice. Meanwhile, Sharon headed for defeat of 2005 state budget, will likely use loss to try and persuade Likud to approve alliance with Labor.
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In a stinging rebuke, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's party voted Wednesday to bar him from adding the opposition to his government to bolster his Gaza pullout plan, Israel Radio reported.
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Israeli Prime Minster Ariel Sharon says he is determined to find new partners for his coalition government after suffering a major defeat in parliament.
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Reeling from a parliamentary defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon prepared on Thursday to open coalition talks to save his shattered government and avoid early elections that could stall his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labor Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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JERUSALEM - Longtime allies turned enemies, Ariel Sharon and Jewish settlers leaders only succeeded in deepening their hostility during their first effort to end their impasse over the prime minister's disengagement plan.    Settlers, calling Sunday's meeting "shameful," raised the specter of civil war unless Sharon changes his course...