With just two days left before the deadline to form a new government, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put the onus on a last holdout of his potential coalition, his own former defense minister.
Jewish religious parties had demanded Netanyahu soften the bill before agreeing to enter his next coalition government.In what appeared to be a last ditch attempt to reach out to Lieberman, Likud ministers were urged not to attack him “until further notice.”
“We still hope Lieberman will back down, accept the compromise that retains the ultra-Orthodox draft, and avoid the toppling of a right-wing government,” the party said in a statement. But soon after Netanyahu’s speech, Lieberman objected, saying the dispute between them is a matter of principle, not cosmetics.The Likud then posted a new statement:"After a new assessment, fire at will against Lieberman."
Near midnight Monday, a Knesset committee established to address the dispersal bill agreed that new elections, should they be called, will take place Sept. 17. But debate on the desirability of elections continued late into the night, with some legislators torn between loyalty to the prime minister and the daunting prospect of voting themselves out of office only seven weeks after having been elected.A digest of essential news, insight and analysis from L.A. Times editors.
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