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Faced with rebel legislator Mazen Ghnaim, Muslim party Ra’am leader Mansour Abbas opted for dialogue instead of confrontation.

The Bennett/Lapid “government of change” has collapsed under pressure from Benjamin Netanyahu. New elections are set for October, but there is no alternative to apartheid on the Israeli horizon.

Unrelenting pressure from the Likud chief pulled apart Bennett's own Yamina party, clearing a path for Israel's record-breaking leader to rise yet again

Jerusalem, Jun 20 (EFE).- The Israeli government, headed by prime minister Naftali Bennet, agreed Monday to dissolve parliament, triggering early elections, local media reported. Bennet and foreign minister Yair Lapid are expected to issue statements at 8 pm local time and a vote in parliament will be held next week. Lapid would take over as …

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Analysis: PM understood there is no legal evasive action to overcome failure to pass contentious West Bank bill, opting to dissolve coalition, all while keeping alternate premier, Yair Lapid, in the dark until the last minute

In depth: Coalition dissidents can’t agree on whether to hold an early election or replace the coalition without going to the polls as possibility of Netanyahu's return to power looms for some

PM reportedly tells coalition partners that bringing the bill will push renegade Yamina MK Nir Orbach into the arms of the Netanyahu camp

The Likud would need Orbach’s vote to dissolve the Knesset and initiate an election that would be held as early as October 25.