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And polls suggest that a majority of Israelis share Mr Sharon's desire to turn his back on Gaza.
ECONOMIST: Israel and Palestine
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Although he could no longer serve in the Royal Navy, he felt he couldn't just turn his back on his comrades.
BBC: WWI generation
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His resignation makes him the third of Likud's princes, after Benny Begin and Dan Meridor, to turn his back on Mr Netanyahu.
ECONOMIST: Middle East