Settlers Protest against Gaza Pullout

World | September 13, 2004, Monday // 00:00
Settlers Protest against Gaza Pullout Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis and settlers demonstrate in the center of Jerusalem against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan from Gaza Strip. Photo by AFP

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, unmoved by tens of thousands of people rallying against his Gaza pullout plan, faced a vote Monday by a traditional political ally over whether to desert his minority government. A decision by the pro-settler National Religious Party (NRP) to quit Sharon's governing coalition would further weaken the right-wing Likud leader in parliament but appeared unlikely to topple him in the short-term.

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