Labor Joins with Netanyahu ; Party to Be 'Counterweight' to Right-Wing Government
The Washington Times › March 25, 2009
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Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu won a key victory Tuesday in forming a new government by persuading Defense Minister Ehud Barak and his dovish Labor Party to join the coalition.
Mr. Barak, who will retain the defense portfolio, will serve as a political counterbalance to Mr. Netanyahu's hard-line and religious coalition partners, most notably ultranationalist Avigdor Lieberman, the foreign minister-designate.See the full content of this document
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Labor Joins with Netanyahu ; Party to Be 'Counterweight' to Right-Wing Government
With Labor in the coalition, Mr. Netanyahu will have political leverage to fend off far-right supporters of the government who oppose ne...
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