text: Israel Battens Down Hatches for Volatile Gaza Vote  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament took  extraordinary security steps Wednesday for a vote next week on  a Gaza pullout plan expected to spark Jewish settler protests  and heighten death threats against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
inputs: Israel Battens Down Hatches for Volatile Gaza Vote  JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's parliament took  extraordinary security steps Wednesday for a vote next week on  a Gaza pullout plan expected to spark Jewish settler protests  and heighten death threats against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.