The World : Craxi Wins Confidence Vote

Italian Prime Minister Bettino Craxi’s reassembled government won a vote of confidence in the lower house of Parliament after he defended the Palestine Liberation Organization’s armed struggle against Israel. “To dispute the recourse to arms by a movement that seeks to liberate its country would mean to challenge the course of history,” Craxi said. His ruling coalition collapsed over the release of a guerrilla leader suspected of masterminding the Achille Lauro takeover. Craxi must win a similar confidence test in the upper house, expected Friday.