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Former Shas minister Moshe Arbel resigns from Knesset ahead of election
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (489+ words) Moderate ultra-Orthodox lawmaker, who served as both health and interior minister in current government, to be replaced by former MK Erez Malul...
Poll shows Israeli voters favor Benjamin Netanyahu retirement, coalition loses seats
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (23+ words) Poll: 55% of Israelis want Netanyahu to step down, as the coalition drops to 49 seats and the opposition strengthens to a majority....
Opposition leaders Yair Lapid, Benny Gantz react to Knesset dissolution bill
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (22+ words) "This is the beginning of the end of the worst government in Israeli history, and the sooner the better," says Benny Gantz....
Vote on dissolving Knesset likely next week as coalition jockeys to control election timing
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (425+ words) Likud-led bloc preparing own bid to move vote earlier after Haredi mutiny triggers opposition bill that would bring October election forward, throwing government's legislative plans into disarray...
As Knesset dissolution looms, MK Simcha Rothman rushes bill to split Attorney-General position
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (30+ words) On Tuesday, Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Degel Hatorah faction, gave a green light to work toward dissolving the Knesset "as soon as possible....
Bring it on? Why the ultra-Orthodox, the opposition, and maybe Netanyahu think earlier elections will work for them
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (220+ words) Haredi leaders believe forcing the vote on an earlier date will boost their support, the PM can see some potential benefit, and the opposition is evidently delighted. Thing is, they can't all be right...
Ultra-Orthodox parties break with Netanyahu but know they have nowhere else to go
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (588+ words) Despite Rabbi Lando's ultimatum and anger over the draft law, any talk of a historic alliance with the center-left is baseless, as the Haredi factions rightly fear losing their voters...
Haredi factions back dissolving Knesset, increasing chance for early elections
6+ day, 12+ hour ago (843+ words) Degel Ha Torah spiritual chief says it has 'lost trust' in PM over failure to pass army exemption bill; move would need support of Shas to succeed; opposition hopes to begin process Wednesday...
Avigdor Liberman calls for constitution as Yair Lapid says more party mergers to come soon
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (511+ words) Lapid made the remarks at the Guidelines for Jewish-Democratic Policy conference, held at the Judaism and State Policy Center of the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem....
Poll: 42% of Likud voters weighing or have decided to back different party in fall
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (132+ words) Forty-two percent of Israelis who voted for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party in the previous election are either considering or have decided to back a different party in the fall Knesset elections, according to a Channel 12 news poll broadcast…...