Calls are growing in Israel for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form a national unity government or go to early elections. The calls came after most of the legislators voting against the Wye accord were members of Netanyahu’s own governing coalition. While the Knesset approved the accord by 75-19 with nine abstentions, most of the support came from the opposition Labor Party. Two of Netanyahu’s ministers voted “no,” and seven others did not show up for the vote.
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