Netanyahu government survives no-confidence votes in Israeli parliament

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist coalition government on Monday survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan.

One motion failed by a vote of 59-53, a second by a vote of 60-51, the Knesset speaker said.

(Reporting by Henriette Chacar; Editing by Gareth Jones)