Ariel Sharon is expected to seek Likud Party approval for a Gaza withdrawal. The Israeli prime minister is to address party faithful Tuesday in Tel Aviv to counter opposition within his ruling party to his disengagement plan. According to political sources, Sharon will ask Likud’s Central Committee to approve a party referendum on the plan upon his return from a trip to Washington next month.
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