Netanyahu sworn in as Israel's prime minister

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Knesset votes 69-45 with five abstentions in favor of guidelines for Israel's 32nd government.

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Haaretz Service

March 31, 2009

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn in late Tuesday to lead Israel's 32nd government, after cobbling together a coalition amid rising tensions within his own Likud party and with other leading political figures.

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