Netanayhu government survives Knesset no-confidence votes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire for his controversial move to overhaul Israel's independent judiciary. Credit: Reuters Photo

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition government on Monday survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan.

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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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