Plenum approves special committee to dissolve Knesset

Lawmakers approve the creation of a special committee tasked with preparing the legislation to dissolve the Knesset in a 64-46 plenum vote.

The bill already passed a preliminary reading earlier this evening, but needs three more votes in the plenum. If the bill passes the final readings scheduled for tomorrow and Wednesday, Israel will be forced to hold new elections.

Earlier, Netanyahu said there was still time to avoid an “unnecessary” snap election, despite deadlocked coalition negotiations, and urged Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Liberman to reconsider joining his government.

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