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Byline: Dan Ephron, Frank Brown, Michael Isikoff, John Hail, Eve Conant, Ginanne Brownell, Nicki Gostin, Andrew Romano
Israel: Yea or Nay on Gaza?
Why does Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon fear a referendum on his controversial Gaza plan? With his move to evacuate thousands of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip next year sparking talk of a civil war in Israel, some of Sharon's deputies are pushing for a nationwide vote that would give the withdrawal more legitimacy than the parliamentary vote scheduled for Oct. 26, which Sharon is expected to win. Proponents of the referendum--most vocally Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu--believe the political ...