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Coalition lawmakers supported her legislation; however, the bill fell short of the majority needed - Click the link for more details.

Coalition rallies to support Gila Gamliel's legislation, but falls a vote short after Ra'am chair accidentally votes against; Knesset advances 2 similar bills proposed by coalition

Former PM reverses decision to give his Likud party a free vote on proposal after pushback from ultra-Orthodox allies, who charge it will hurt the poor and large families

616 shares David Horovitz is the founding editor of The Times of Israel. He is the author of "Still Life with Bombers" (2004) and "A Little Too Close to God" (2000), and co-author of "Shalom Friend: The Life and Legacy of Yitzhak Rabin" (1996). He previously edited The Jerusalem Post (2004-2011) and The Jerusalem Report (1998-2004). Israeli rescue forces and police at a mass fatality scene, after a stampede in a packed walkway, during celebrations of the holiday of Lag BOmer on Mt. Meron,...