71.   If Major lost such a vote, the government would fall.

72.   However, Arafat later said such a vote could not take place under Israeli occupation.

73.   However, despite threats by some coalition legislators to vote against the budget, it appeared unlikely the government would fall in such a vote.

74.   If such a vote succeeded, the prime minister would have a week to dissolve Parliament and call new elections.

75.   India has long rejected such a vote.

76.   It also said such a vote would set a bad precedent, opening the door to repeated votes on individual ministers and weakening the government.

77.   It was unlikely the prime minister would request such a vote.

78.   It would appear that the numbers for such a vote do not exist at this point.

79.   Losing such a vote would force the govenment to resign and call elections.

80.   On Monday, Hanegbi met with senior legal advisers and other ministers, and said arranging such a vote could take weeks.