Sharon Gains Cabinet Majority for Plan

(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon and Gil Hoffman - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a cabinet majority for his disengagement plan Sunday, when Finance Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Education Minister Limor Livnat, and Minister-without-Portfolio Meir Sheetrit decided to back it. Their decision came following a cabinet meeting at which Sharon assured them that the evacuation of settlements will not start until the security fence is completed. Sharon said the fence will be built along the route approved by the cabinet last year, encompassing the Ariel, Ma'aleh Adumim, and Gush Etzion settlement blocs.


2004-04-19 00:00:00

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