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Monday, June 17, 2024
Labor party head: If early elections aren’t called, protesters will force them
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Labor party chief Yair Golan calls for “early and quick elections,” insisting that the “reckless government must go home.”
Speaking to reporters during the Labor party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, Golan says that “Israel faces dramatic security challenges, led by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Iran” and that the “government is weak, failed and unable to deal with these threats” and must be replaced.
“The protest will expand, strengthen and grow. Those who do not want to set an early date for the elections will find themselves dragged there by the pressure of the street, the will of the public and the growing sense of disgust,” he says.
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