From The Washington Post:JERUSALEM, March 31 -- Israel's parliament on Tuesday approved Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister, ushering in a government at odds with international expectations that Israel should pursue negotiations that would lead to an independent Palestinian state.
Netanyahu's government -- a coalition that includes nationalist, ultra-Orthodox and social democratic factions, as well as his own Likud party -- says it represents an electorate that has soured on peace talks with the Palestinians, grown weary over rocket fire from Islamist groups in the Gaza Strip, and become increasingly worried about Iranian influence and nuclear technology.
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