Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak postponed his threat to call for the resignation of all ministers who voted for early elections last week. Barak is trying to give negotiators from his One Israel bloc and the Shas faction time to work out a compromise that would enable the fervently Orthodox party to remain in his governing coalition.
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