Disabled Israelis ended a 37-day sit-down strike at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem after the prime minister and finance minister agreed to increase their stipends over the next two years. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak’s initial declaration that he was “not moved by tears” gave way under pressure to fulfill a campaign pledge to help the disadvantaged.
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