Sharon&#39;s future hangs on crucial ballot by Likud
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered a major setback to his proposed withdrawal of Israeli settlers from the Gaza Strip, after his Likud Party voted against forming a new coalition government to push the plan forward.
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon&#39;s coalition faces possible collapse over a vote likely to force him to remake his government or call elections that would imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan.
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AFTER two days of fierce debate, Israelâs parliament last night voted for prime minister Ariel Sharonâs Gaza withdrawal plan, a pivotal step towards the first evacuation of settlers from occupied territory Palestinians want for a state.
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The central committee of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud party began voting Thursday on a resolution that would allow him to form a new governing coalition including the Labor Party.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won an &quot;historic&quot; vote in the Knesset Tuesday evening for his disengagement plan, but the uprooting of Jewish communities in Gaza is still far from a done deal after Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu immediately led a
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon survived two no-confidence votes in Israel's parliament on Monday, clinging to power as he seeks to push through a disputed plan for withdrawal from some occupied territory.
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Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, yesterday vowed to press ahead with his plan to withdraw Gaza&#39;s Jewish settlements, despite his defeat at the hands of his own party on Wednesday.
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Israel's Labour Party is voting to elect a new leader, with the outcome likely to alter national politics.
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has narrowly survived three parliamentary no-confidence votes sponsored by left-wing and religious opposition parties over deepening poverty in Israel.
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Israel's parliament votes on a president, with veteran politician Shimon Peres hoping finally to capture the post.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has lost a key vote which would have seen the dovish Labour Party join the government coalition and salvage his Gaza disengagement plan.
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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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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.
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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.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon&#39;s Likud Party voted to support talks to bring Labor and other opposition parties into the coalition to keep the government afloat after it lost its last remaining partner a week ago.
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Ariel Sharon was today preparing for a crucial vote in the Israeli parliament on his plan to close all Jewish settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip.