Sharon Faces Battle over "Disengagement"

World | April 16, 2004, Friday // 00:00
Sharon Faces Battle over "Disengagement" A Palestinian youth throws stones during a demonstration against the construction of the Israeli separation barrier. Israeli PM Sharon began the battle with his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip but keep some settlements. Photo by AFP

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon arrived home from Washington, facing a tough domestic battle over his "unilateral disengagement" plan despite a boost from his talks with President Bush. Sharon's first challenge is to convince skeptical members of his Likud Party who will hold a May 2 referendum on the plan. Polls published Friday gave the prime minister only a slim majority among 200,000 party members.

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