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Barak defeat in the Knesset
The Knesset, has given preliminary approval to a bill which will pave the way for early elections. Such a move could threaten the Middle East peace process. Three of the six parties in Prime Minister Ehud Barak's coalition government endorsed the proposal. The BBC's Hilary Andersson reports.

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