Likud coalition whip MK Gideon Saar, who served as Cabinet Secretary under both Prime Ministers Sharon and Netanyahu, announced his opposition to Sharon's disengagement plan this evening.
"Despite the achievements made by the Prime Minister in his visit to Washington," Saar said, "the complete and broad context of the program includes [much more than that.] It includes a commitment to the Road Map, and restrictions on construction and the entire settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria."
MK Sa'ar met last week with Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, spiritual head of the Shas Party, to discuss their mutual objections to Sharon's expulsion plan.
MK Omri Sharon said this evening that his father, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, will resign his position if the Likud membership does not approve the evacuation/expulsion program. The younger Sharon has even threatened local leaders that the Likud could lose power if the rank-and-file nixes the plan. The Likud referendum is scheduled to be held in two weeks, on May 2.
Some political commentators say that Sharon will have to resign in any event when Attorney-General Menachem Mazuz decides, as many expect, that Sharon must be indicted in the Greek Island affair. Sharon's interest, therefore, was to hold the referendum as soon as possible so that he could resign for "political" reasons, as opposed to "personal" ones.
Public Security Minister Tzachi HaNegbi, however, says that Sharon will not have to resign even if his evacuation/expulsion plan is negated. "Sharon announced ahead of time that he will accept the party's decision," HaNegbi said, "meaning that he will not resign."
"Despite the achievements made by the Prime Minister in his visit to Washington," Saar said, "the complete and broad context of the program includes [much more than that.] It includes a commitment to the Road Map, and restrictions on construction and the entire settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria."
MK Sa'ar met last week with Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, spiritual head of the Shas Party, to discuss their mutual objections to Sharon's expulsion plan.
MK Omri Sharon said this evening that his father, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, will resign his position if the Likud membership does not approve the evacuation/expulsion program. The younger Sharon has even threatened local leaders that the Likud could lose power if the rank-and-file nixes the plan. The Likud referendum is scheduled to be held in two weeks, on May 2.
Some political commentators say that Sharon will have to resign in any event when Attorney-General Menachem Mazuz decides, as many expect, that Sharon must be indicted in the Greek Island affair. Sharon's interest, therefore, was to hold the referendum as soon as possible so that he could resign for "political" reasons, as opposed to "personal" ones.
Public Security Minister Tzachi HaNegbi, however, says that Sharon will not have to resign even if his evacuation/expulsion plan is negated. "Sharon announced ahead of time that he will accept the party's decision," HaNegbi said, "meaning that he will not resign."