Israeli Opposition Takes New Step to Dissolve Knesset

SadaNews Translation - As the crisis within the Israeli government coalition deepens, the "Yesh Atid" party has begun collecting signatures from 61 Knesset members in support of dissolving the Knesset. This move aims to convince the Knesset Speaker, Amir Ohana, that changing circumstances justify reintroducing the bill to dissolve the Knesset, despite less than six months having passed since the law was rejected in a plenary session.

The bill to dissolve the Knesset was proposed for a vote a day before the Israeli attack on Iran. The ultra-Orthodox threatened to vote in favor of it if conclusions regarding the principles of the recruitment law were not reached. After reaching conclusions, the ultra-Orthodox voted against the bill and successfully defeated it. According to Knesset regulations, no law that has been rejected in a preliminary reading in a plenary session can be reintroduced for six months, unless there is a change in circumstances.

According to the Hebrew newspaper Maariv, SadaNews translation reports that "Despite the summaries presented to them, no draft of the recruitment law has been placed on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee in the Knesset since the war, and the ultra-Orthodox have decided to boycott coalition votes again."

The newspaper added, "For this reason, the "Yesh Atid" party claims there is a change in the circumstances that justifies bringing the Knesset dissolution law back for a vote in the plenary session. To this end, the "Yesh Atid" party is collecting signatures from 61 Knesset members who support dissolving the Knesset, which is presumed to secure the law's approval this time in the plenary session. However, it is uncertain whether Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana will agree to the request in the coming two weeks, after which the matter will not be able to be brought to a vote until the end of the summer recess, in the second third of October."