Sharon hopes parliament vote will lend legitimacy
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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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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
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says the cabinet will vote to authorize the start of the pullout from the Gaza Strip. Reports say Sharon had planned to seek cabinet approval
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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.  Internal polls predict victory for Sharon in a crucial ballot  by the rightist Likud's Central Committee on whether to allow  him to open talks with center-left Labour on joining a unity  coalition to shore up his shattered government.
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Rivals Hamas and Fatah will present a national unity government to parliament for approval Saturday, in hopes of ending deadly internal fighting and leading the Palestinians out of international isolation.
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Israel's divided parliament is widely  expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza  withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a pivotal step toward the first  evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a  state.
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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...
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ELEANOR HALL: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon looks assured of winning crucial parliamentary approval for his controversial plan to pull Jewish settlers out of Gaza.
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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has alienated his right-wing Likud party with plans to withdraw from Gaza, begins a new legislative session fighting for his government's survival.    Lawmakers were scheduled to vote on two motions of no confidence Monday, the first day of Israel's winter parliamentary session...
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Israel's divided parliament is widely  expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza  withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a crucial step toward the first  evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a  state.
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Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, was poised last night to win a critical vote in his Likud party, paving the way for withdrawal from Gaza next year.
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Israel's parliament took  extraordinary security steps Wednesday for a vote next week on  a Gaza pullout plan expected to spark Jewish settler protests  and heighten death threats against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
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The Palestinian Authority sees the vote as a possible major boost to Arafat's legitimacy and answer to calls for reform.
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Israel's parliament ratified Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a  pivotal step toward the first evacuation of settlers from  occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a  parliamentary vote on Oct. 25, despite persistent violence in  the coastal strip and fierce opposition from Israel's far  right.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon waits for the voting of Israel&#39;s 2005 budget at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 1, 2004.
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Israel's divided parliament is widely expected to ratify Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan on Tuesday, a crucial step toward the first evacuation of settlers from lands Palestinians want for a state.