Israel’s ruling coalition submits bill to dissolve Knesset

Israel’s ruling coalition submitted a bill Wednesday evening to dissolve the Knesset (parliament) amid a Haredi conscription crisis, in a move seen as an attempt to thwart a similar step from the opposition. Ofir Katz, chairman of the coalition and a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party, along with all leaders of the coalition parties, “submitted this evening a bill to dissolve the 25th Knesset,” said the public broadcaster KAN. According to the bill, the election date will be determined during discussions in a Knesset committee. The measure aims to regulate and streamline the process of dissolving the Knesset, KAN said. On Tuesday, Netanyahu informed Haredi members in the Knesset that he was facing difficulty in passing […]