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Israeli PM Olmert faces down protests

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-05-04 15:33

A general view of the demonstration at Rabin square in Tel Aviv May 3, 2007. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert faced a major challenge to his pledge to stay in power on Thursday with tens of thousands rallying in Tel Aviv to try to force him to quit over failures in last year's war in Lebanon. The placards read: "Calling for early elections". [Reuters]