With Reporting From Steven I. Weiss

Showdown Set for Communal Debate Over Sharon’s Gaza Withdrawal Plan

WASHINGTON — Under pressure from one of its most powerful members, a key Jewish communal body is preparing to consider endorsing the disengagement plan of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The issue is to be debated at an upcoming October 14 meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, the conference’s executive…