Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Finance Minster Benjamin Netanyahu has resigned from the cabinet Sunday to protest against the upcoming Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank according to a ministry spokesman. Netanyahu submitted a resignation letter to Ariel Sharon that he said counts as his vote against the pullout plan. He also told reporters, "I understand the ambition to leave Gaza. I can't be part of a move that I believe is wrong, a move that will endanger security and divide the people." Sharon pushed for the pullout within his highly split Likud Party , which in a recent 17 to 5 vote, approved the evacuation plan. The Israeli Army will assist in evacuation efforts of the first group of settlers in Netzarim, Kfar Darom, and Morag . Sharon named the Vice Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the new finance minister. In a Sunday news conference, Netanyahu said the current evacuation plan has similarities to the 1993 Oslo Accords . In that accord, Netanyahu had drawn criticism in his role as Prime Minister for what some say was a failure to adequately insure Israeli security. The Palestinians gained more autonomy over some parts of the occupied territories in the accords.
Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Finance Minster has resigned from the cabinet Sunday to protest against the upcoming Israeli withdrawal from the and part of the according to a ministry spokesman. Netanyahu submitted a resignation letter to that he said counts as his vote against the pullout plan. He also told reporters, "I understand the ambition to leave Gaza. I can't be part of a move that I believe is wrong, a move that will endanger security and divide the people." Sharon pushed for the pullout within his highly split , which in a recent 17 to 5 vote, approved the evacuation plan. The Israeli Army will assist in evacuation efforts of the first group of settlers in , , and . Sharon named the Vice Prime Minister as the new finance minister. In a Sunday news conference, Netanyahu said the current evacuation plan has similarities to the 1993 . In that accord, Netanyahu had drawn criticism in his role as Prime Minister for what some say was a failure to adequately insure Israeli security. The gained more autonomy over some parts of the occupied territories in the accords.
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