Sharon Returns to Israel to Face Party Opposition: ; Prime Minister Likely to Catch Heat for Withdrawal Plan

Charleston Daily Mail › April 17, 2004

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JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived home today from Washington, facing a tough domestic battle over his "unilateral disengagement" plan, despite a boost from his talks with President Bush.

Sharon's first challenge is to convince skeptical members of his Likud Party who will hold a May 2 referendum on the plan. Polls published today gave the prime minister only a slim majority among 200,000 party members.

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Sharon Returns to Israel to Face Party Opposition: ; Prime Minister Likely to Catch Heat for Withdrawal Plan

The plan, which calls for Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and small areas of the West Bank, was published in full for the first ti...

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