Opinion
A general view shows the plenum at the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem, May 29, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun.
JNS.org – The Knesset has taken its first step towards dissolving the government and setting the country on the path to its fourth round of elections in two years. In a 61-54 vote, the opposition, joined by Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party, moved for new elections. While the bill requires three more readings before it is passed, this development is yet another sign that Israel’s coalition government is on life support.
With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a February 2021 trial, Gantz facing trouble in his own party, and Israel facing a third wave of COVID-19, another election is the last thing the country needs. An election is estimated to cost Israeli taxpayers NIS 3 billion (about $925 million all while the government is overstretched and overburdened by the coronavirus pandemic.
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(Israel Hayom via JNS) The Knesset still has not dispersed, and a date for the next election has not been set. But the turmoil in the anti-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu camp continued unabated and even intensified over the weekend. Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is fighting Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid; Moshe Ya’alon is squabbling with both of them; and the names Gadi Eizenkot and Ron Huldai are being bandied about in an ultimate effort to replace Netanyahu as premier.
The former political allies, Gantz and Lapid, visited the television studios on Saturday, and following the.
Israel’s coalition is on life support
Israel’s coalition is on life support
As usual, the political future of the Jewish state remains uncertain as a new round of elections becomes a looming possibility.
(December 15, 2020 / JNS) The Knesset took its first step towards dissolving the government and setting the country on the path to its fourth round of elections in two years. In a 61-54 vote, the opposition, joined by Defense Minister Benny Gantz’s Blue and White Party, moved for new elections. While the bill requires three more readings before it is passed, this development is yet another sign that Israel’s coalition government is on life support.