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PM Explains Unilateral Disengagement Plan to MKs
(Jerusalem Post) Gil Hoffman - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to meet individually with all 40 Likud MKs in upcoming weeks to try to persuade them to accept his plan for unilateral disengagement from the Palestinians, officials in the Prime Minister's Office said Thursday. The meetings began Wednesday, with each one-on-one meeting lasting more than an hour. The prime minister explained in the meetings that he does not believe it is likely that he will be able to make serious progress with Palestinian Prime Minister Qurei. He said that both he and the Americans are disappointed with Qurei. Sharon said that his deputy, Minister Ehud Olmert, went too far in his call for a unilateral departure from most of the territories. Sharon discussed the legal, moral, and physical difficulties involved in moving legally established communities in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip.