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Tuesday, May 19, 2026
All bills pulled from docket ahead of planned preliminary vote tomorrow to dissolve Knesset
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Ahead of tomorrow’s planned preliminary vote on a bill to dissolve the Knesset, which would trigger elections if ultimately passed into law, all legislation is removed from the parliamentary plenum’s agenda for the second day in a row.
Without any legislation, the agenda includes only speeches marking last week’s Jerusalem Day, Ethiopian Jewish immigration and National Students Day.
The exact timeline for passing the Knesset dissolution bill remains unclear, though it is likely that the legislation will be pushed through the Knesset quickly. After passing its preliminary reading tomorrow, the bill would need to go to a committee and then pass three more readings in the plenum.
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