Sharon Pushes To Cancel Knesset Debate On Retreat Plan

Aaron Lerner Date: 20 April 2004

After refusing to actually debate Minister Uzi Landau on the retreat plan
(his team first claimed he would debate Landau twice but then came up with a
novel description of "debate": each give a speech with PM Sharon speaking
second with not rebuttal from Landau), Israel Radio reports this morning
that the Sharon team plans to cancel the last remaining public discussion of
the plan - a Knesset discussion.

Sharon's moves to avoid debate are getting the absolute minimum coverage by
the media - this when under other circumstances such brutal moves would be
devoted hours of broadcast time with politicians, commentators and others
all being asked their position on the move.

Dr. Aaron Lerner, Director IMRA (Independent Media Review & Analysis)
(Mail POB 982 Kfar Sava)
Tel 972-9-7604719/Fax 972-3-7255730
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Website: http://www.imra.org.il