Netanyahu govt survives no-confidence votes in Israeli parliament

Netanyahu govt survives no-confidence votes in Israeli parliament

One motion failed by a vote of 59-53, while a second by a vote of 60-51.

Israelis protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s overhaul plan outside the parliament building in Jerusalem. (AP pic)
JERUSALEM:
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition government today survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan.

One motion failed by a vote of 59-53, a second by a vote of 60-51, the Knesset speaker said.

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