Lawmakers fast-track environmental initiatives as Knesset set to dissolve
Electricity-generating solar panels. (Danny Shechtman) Three lawmakers rushed Tuesday to burnish their environmental credentials hours before the Knesset was expected to disband. The Knesset voted 49-47 overnight Monday-Tuesday against legislation that would have given the Likud and Blue and White parties extra time to reach agreement on a state budget. As a result of the failure to pass a budget, at midnight, the parliament will dissolve and new elections — the fourth in two years — will automatically be triggered. Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel (Likud) announced intermin...
Source: timesofisrael.com