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March 25, 2009

Labor Joins Incoming Israeli Government
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In Israel, the Labor Party has overcome internal opposition to join
incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right Likud government.
Both the Labor and Likud parties agree on maintaining the Israeli
occupation of Palestinian land, but Likud has more forcefully rejected
peace talks. Labor leader Ehud Barak had earlier pledged to stay in
opposition if Labor won less than twenty seats in the Knesset, the
Israeli parliament. Labor only won thirteen seats in last month’s
election.



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