21.   Netanyahu was confident Thursday that his coalition would hold.

22.   Passage was expected, since the conservative coalition holds more than the required three-fifths majority required for passage.

23.   The bill now goes to the lower house of parliament, where the governing coalition holds a majority.

24.   The conservative coalition holds a nearly four-fifths majority in the current parliament.

25.   The four-party coalition holds more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament.

26.   The lower house, where the coalition holds the majority of votes, is expected to pass the budget Friday.

27.   The lower house of Congress, where the pro-government coalition holds a majority, is likely to approve it.

28.   The ruling coalition currently holds a comfortable majority.

29.   The ruling coalition holds a clear majority in both houses.

30.   The Zajedno coalition held a late-evening protest rally.