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Knesset Approves PM Sharon's Disengagement Plan

PM fires Landau, Ratzon for opposing plan; 23 Likud MKs vote in favor of plan, while 17 vote against it; six Arab MKs among abstentions.

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Nadav Shragai Haaretz Service

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a resounding Knesset victory for his historic disengagement plan on Tuesday evening with MKs voting 67-45 in favor of the plan.

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