By: Danielle Roth-Avneri – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org
From its outset, the government was built out of incompatible puzzle pieces that seemed almost impossible to put together.
Earlier this month, former Israeli governmental coalition chairwoman Knesset member Idit Silman of the Yamina Party dropped a bombshell. Shortly before 7 a.m. on April 6, she publicized a resignation letter she sent to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, chairman of Yamina, announcing her departure from the coalition.
The immediate significance of Silman’s move is that the government’s narrow advantage over the opposition—an advantage of a single vote—is now gone, and the opposition and coalition are at a tie.
In Israeli politics, a tie means that in all likelihood, the days of this government are numbered.
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https://www.jns.org/opinion/israel-is-likely-on-the-way-to-elections-in-september/