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Likud blocking Knesset vote to force new elections

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection December 15, 2020

By David Rosenberg, Israel National News— A bill to dissolve the 23rd Knesset and force early elections is being held up in the Knesset by Likud lawmakers, who have used parliamentary procedures to force repeated delays on the bill’s vote in the Knesset plenum. On December 2nd, the Knesset voted 61 to 54 to giving…

Rivlin Gives Netanyahu Mandate to Form Government

UncategorizedBy The Jerusalem Connection September 25, 2019

By Gil Hoffman, JPost— rime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given the chance to form a government for the sixth time on Wednesday, after succeeding in his five terms in office but not having the opportunity to do so following the April election. President Reuven Rivlin formally gave Netanyahu four weeks to form the government,…