Israel’s Government Faces Crisis After Right-Wing Lawmaker Quits :
Ruling coalition loses thin majority in parliament but can continue to govern for now
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Paid articlePaywallIsrael’s Coalition Loses Parliamentary MajorityIdit Silman’s departure leaves 60 of 120 lawmakers backing the government, which can still govern but faces legislative difficulty.
- Idit Silman left the coalition over disagreements concerning the country’s Jewish character.
- With 60 of 120 seats, the government can continue governing but needs opposition support to pass legislation.
- Another defection could bring down the government and trigger a fifth election in slightly more than three years.
- During the Knesset’s five-week recess, political analysts consider dissolution before lawmakers return unlikely.
"The alternative," Mr. Bennett said, "is more elections and then maybe more elections, and a return to the days of dangerous instability to the state of Israel."— Naftali Bennett, Israeli Prime Minister, in a statement about the risk of more elections and political instability.
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