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Democrats request no-confidence vote in government after Knesset speaker didn’t invite top judge, AG to Trump speech
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAriela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
The left-wing Democrats party has formally requested to hold a vote of no confidence in the government, after Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana did not invite the president of the Supreme Court and the attorney general to attend US President Donald Trump’s Knesset address on Monday, amid a years-long battle between the branches of government.
The party says that the request was submitted due to “the trampling of the judiciary by the head of the legislative branch – a breach of trust against the State of Israel,” referring to Ohana’s actions.
“The government’s conduct undermines the duty of loyalty of its representatives and of the Knesset toward Israel’s official institutions,” says the party in a statement.
“This is a government lacking public legitimacy that is working to dismantle the state and its institutions. We will continue to act with full force to bring down the government and advance elections to the Knesset,” the statement continues.
The next election is scheduled for no later than October 2026.
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