Israeli lawmakers yesterday dissolved parliament, forcing the country’s fifth election in less than four years, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid set to take over as caretaker prime minister.
The final dissolution bill, which passed with 92 votes in favor and none against, ends the year-long premiership of Naftali Bennett, who led an eight-party coalition backed by an Arab party, a first in Israeli history.
Following the vote, Lapid and Bennett immediately swapped seats in the Knesset, and Lapid was embraced by members of his centrist Yesh Atid party.
Bennett late on Wednesday said that he would not stand in the upcoming
Avi Bell, a law professor at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan and the University of San Diego, said “it is well-established in international law and international practice that states have near-plenary discretion in establishing their immigration.”
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