Good Tuesday morning!
Here they go again. A last-minute bid to delay calling a new election in Israel failed 49-47 in the Knesset overnight. If a national budget is not passed by midnight tonight, the Knesset will automatically disperse, with a new election slated for March.
Despite
the delay bill being backed by Likud and Blue and White, a series of defections from both parties ultimately doomed the legislation. Likud MK Michal Shir voted against the legislation, and then announced she would be joining Gideon Sa’ar’s new party.
White House
senior advisor Jared Kushner is leading a U.S. delegation on a direct flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat today to hold talks on taking steps toward upgrading ties between Israel and Morocco.
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