Sharon under pressure to hold referendum
302799
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.
614051
The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, is set to begin debate on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s controversial plan to withdraw Jewish settlements from all of Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
225691
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected a demand Sunday by Jewish settlers that he hold a national referendum on his plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
214600
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon speaks to reporters after casting his ballot at the Likud party meeting in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday Dec.9, 2004.
470721
JERUSALEM: Most members of Israel&#39;s ruling Likud party want Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to press on with talks to widen his coalition despite a vote by the Likud executive barring any such move, a poll showed on Friday.
145459
TONY EASTLEY: Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, is no stranger to political crises and survival. His latest problem stems from his coalition partner in government voting against his budget plan to give
279920
Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called for a &quot;quick referendum&quot; on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s disengagement plan.
502199
JERUSALEM - The Israeli parliament gave a symbolic slap to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, voting against a statement defending his Gaza pullout plan, but he survived two no-confidence motions and pledged to bring the withdrawal itself to a vote in two weeks.    The maneuvering came Monday at the opening of the winter session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, with Sharon heading a government that lost its majority over the Gaza pullout and is vulnerable to being toppled...
530683
The Israeli Parliament will vote today to back the disengagement plan of the Prime Minister Sharon. It is well known that this plan is not what we were praying for.
8076
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is âleading the nation to a split that could end up as a civil war,â and refuses to even consider taking steps that would maintain
203110
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,  unmoved by tens of thousands of people rallying against his  Gaza pullout plan, faced a vote Monday by a traditional  political ally over whether to desert his minority government.
602774
Israeli officials urge opponents of Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan to back it in a crunch vote next week.
417934
JERUSALEM - Saying Israel faced a &quot;fateful hour,&quot; Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged parliament on Monday to approve his controversial plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and a small portion of the West Bank.
74306
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is willing to lose Wednesday night&#39;s vote on the first reading of the 2005 budget bill in order to prove to his Likud colleagues that the formation of a national-unity government is required to prevent early elections, sources
670773
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.
153600
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon faced threats on Thursday from inside and outside his already shaky coalition that could bring down the Israeli government, force early elections and delay his Gaza withdrawal plan.
251165
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.