Ariel Sharon survived no-confidence votes against his government with the help of the opposition Labor Party. Labor Party members abstained from Monday’s votes amid increasing speculation that the Israeli prime minister may invite Labor to form a national unity government to carry out his plan to pull troops and settlers out of the Gaza Strip.
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