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Summary:In the Israeli Knesset, 29 years of uninterrupted rule by the nation's Labour Party came to an end when the assembly voted Prime Minister Menachem Begin and his right-wing Likud Party into power. The vote followed a stormy eight-hour debate during which Begin declared that the prevention of further war was his main objective.
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Location:ISRAEL TEL AVIV PARLIAMENTS KNESSET
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