Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid have announced that the Knesset would be disbanding next week on Monday, subject to a vote on the matter. Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, will become interim prime minister if the Knesset is disbanded, lasting until elections take place, scheduled now for October 2.
“Once approved, the rotation will be performed in an orderly manner. Prime Minister Bennett is now talking to party leaders,” the joint statement from Bennett and Lapid said.
The statement said that the leaders “exhausted options to stabilize” the fragile coalition.
If the Knesset is disbanded, this would pave the way for the fifth election cycle in three and a half years.
According to sources close to Bennett, the goal was to initiate an election on their own terms, as opposed to being forced out by opposition leader Bibi Netanyahu.
When President Joe Biden visits, he will now meet with Lapid.
Earlier today, Bennett’s government defeated two votes of no confidence in the Knesset, helped by Joint List members remaining absent from the vote.
Famous voyage. The bottom is now the top.
The apathy in Israel is astounding. Only Israel allows non-elected politicians to become their leaders.
In order for Moshiach to come, the Medina has to completely disintegrate.
They are both gonna burn
And Bennet is laughing all the home: to his newly renovated home – a whopping 10 million ₪ job – at taxpayer expense but the investigation is all focused on Netanyahu. This guy is laughing the biggest laugh of his life!