Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s government survived three no-confidence motions, but with a dwindling Knesset majority. Fifty-four lawmakers voted with the government and 52 against in a motion brought by the Labor Party on Monday to protest Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s economic policies.
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