Israel’s Labor Party Votes to Join Government Coalition
Jewish Journal
March 24, 2009
The Labor Party voted to join the Likud-led coalition government, virtually guaranteeing that Benjamin Netanyahu will be Israel\’s next prime minister.\n\nLabor chief Ehud Barak\’s bid to join Netanyahu\’s coalition came down to a contentious vote Tuesday night by the party\’s central committee, with 680 in favor of joining and 570 against.
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