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mark61
05-02-04, 01:27
Agence France-Presse
Jerusalem, February 4

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was considering on Wednesday calling a referendum on his plan to evacuate all Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip, although members of his own party and government were battling the pullout plan.

"The referendum is one of the options being envisaged, but there is also the option of early elections and the formation of a new government," the official said on condition of anonymity.

"All these options are being studied at the moment."

Sharon dropped a political bombshell on Monday by stating that "in the future there will be no Jews in Gaza."

The evacuation of the Gaza settlements forms part of a larger "disengagement plan" which the government has said it will start implementing in the summer if no progress is made in the peace process with the Palestinians.

Although Sharon was widely reported to have told his aides that he would call elections in June or July if he is not given parliamentary backing for his plan, it was the first time that the option of a referendum had been confirmed.

A poll published in Tuesday's Yediot Aharonot daily showed that 59 per cent of Israelis backed his move against 37 percent who were opposed.

Sharon is expected to travel to Washington later this month to brief US President George W Bush on his proposals, a move right-wing members of his coalition cabinet have warned will precipitate their resignations.

lennart
05-02-04, 01:33
Dat zal wel veranderen nu Hamas en Al-Aqsa dit als overwinning gaan opvoeren en wanneer rechts hiermee de boer opgaat.