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World Service,23 Jun 2000,12 mins

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Baraks saves shaky coalition

Reporting Religion

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Barak persuades the ultra orthodox party Shas to not pull out of the coalition by conceding to the relgious party's demands, including state funding for its schools. Also on the programme: triumph and despair in northern Nigeria as another state introudces Islamic law and Japan is condemned as fascist for moves to outlaw cults.

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