The United Torah Judaism bloc signed an agreement Wednesday to join the government of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, according to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz. With UTJ’s five legislators, Sharon now has the support of 78 of the Knesset’s 120 members.
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