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“Israel” Suffers Gaza Defeat: Early Elections after Cabinet Breaks up

“Israel” Suffers Gaza Defeat: Early Elections after Cabinet Breaks up
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“Israeli” entity is due to hold elections early next year after its prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, lost his War minister and talks broke down in his coalition government on Friday, a source close to the cabinet revealed.

Netanyahu had met the education minister, Naftali Bennett, who wanted the war ministry post in the rightwing government, but the meeting ended with a decision by cabinet members to hold national polls, which were previously due in November 2019.

During a frantic few hours, ministers rushed to make media statements.

A source close to Bennett said that at the end of the cabinet discussion it became clear that “there was a need to go to elections as soon as possible with no possibility of continuing the current government”.

Netanyahu’s office said he would attempt to preserve the administration, but that looked unlikely after he lost support from Bennett’s “Jewish Home” party.

A statement released by the Netanyahu’s office said “the rumors that a decision to go to elections had been made were incorrect”. It added that Netanyahu had “stressed the importance of making every effort to preserve the rightwing government”.

Netanyahu’s coalition has 61 seats in the 120-member Knesset so the withdrawal of Jewish Home, which has eight seats, could bring down the government if a no-confidence motion is called.

Another party could be brought into the coalition, but opposition figures have already declared their intention to run against Netanyahu, whose 11 years in office make him “Israel’s” longest-serving prime minister after David Ben-Gurion. If he can hang on until 17 July he will beat the record.

Government figures would agree on a date on Sunday, the Bennett source added. The minimum election campaigning period is 90 days, meaning polls will not take place until next year. Observers expect the vote to be held between March and May, while Netanyahu might push for a later date.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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