Wednesday, 30. October 2002
Topic: - on October 30, 2002 at 11:34:17 PM CET
Israeli Coalition Collapses; Elections Possible
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's national unity coalition collapsed Wednesday when his Labor partners resigned in a row over funding for Jewish settlements and paved the way for possible early elections. Labor party ministers, including Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, quit the government after last-ditch talks to avert the break-up failed.
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