JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel pressed ahead on Monday with preparations for its Gaza pullout, signalling business as usual despite Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation in protest at the plan.
"We are back to our routine ... The disengagement will begin as planned, exactly a week from today," Asaf Shariv, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, told Army Radio, a day after Netanyahu's dramatic walkout at a cabinet meeting.
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