Ariel Sharon presented Likud Party lawmakers with a timetable for the approval of his Gaza withdrawal plan. The timetable would begin on Sept. 14 with members of the Security Cabinet asked to approve a bill outlining how evacuated settlers would be compensated and explaining the principles of the evacuation.
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