Nearly two in three Israelis back Ariel Sharon’s plan to leave the Gaza Strip and some of the West Bank, a poll found. According to the weekend survey by Channel Ten television, 65 percent of Israelis would vote in favor of the disengagement plan were a referendum held today, while 35 percent would be opposed.
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