What is Meretz USA's position on Prime Minister Sharon's plan for unilateral withdrawal from Gaza?

Meretz USA supports the disengagement plan from Gaza and four West Bank settlements, as proposed by Ariel Sharon. Meretz USA believes that the plan leaves much to be desired, particularly in that it was advanced unilaterally by Israel without consulting the Palestinian leaders. Nonetheless, it is a critically important first step that will hopefully lead toward a full and negotiated withdrawal from the West Bank as well as Gaza, and to the creation of a viable, sovereign and peaceful Palestinian State alongside an Israel secure within its agreed-upon borders.