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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 466

no confidence motion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv on December 24, 2023. (AP Photo/ Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool)
January 29, 2024, 10:55 pm
Two new no-confidence measures against Netanyahu fail in Knesset
Unsuccessful attempts to unseat prime minister come as opposition lawmakers slam ‘messianic’ ministers’ call to resettle Gaza, budget that ‘encourages evasion of conscription’
By Sam Sokol
New Hope MK Zeev Elkin (L) seen in the plenum hall of the Israeli parliament during the voting in the presidential elections, in Jerusalem, June 2, 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
June 21, 2021, 8:52 pm
Elkin accuses ex-ally Netanyahu of paying ‘thugs’ to protest outside his home
Opposition’s Gafni blames PM Bennett for resurgence of COVID, as new government defeats first no-confidence motions 59-50
By ToI Staff
Joint List chairman Ayman Odeh (Hadash) addresses the Knesset during a vote dissolving Israel's government on December 2, 2020 (Credit: Knesset spokesperson)
December 2, 2020, 9:39 pm
Ra’am’s refusal to back Knesset break-up widens rift in mainly Arab Joint List
Balad MK calls decision by Ra’am faction leader Mansour Abbas to skip out on vote and break ranks with rest of alliance ‘a blow to the platform of the Joint List’
By Aaron Boxerman
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid speaking in the Knesset plenum, October 12, 2020. (Yaniv Nadav/Knesset spokesperson's office)
October 12, 2020, 5:55 pm
Lapid pushes no confidence vote against Netanyahu; Gantz says he won’t back it
Opposition leader’s bid seen as dead in the water since Blue and White party’s support is needed to topple and replace government
By ToI Staff
Opposition leader Yair Lapid at the Knesset, as the 35th government of Israel is presented on May 17, 2020. (Knesset/Adina Veldman)
October 6, 2020, 7:02 pm
Lapid to float doomed no-confidence motion to replace government, oust Netanyahu
Opposition leader does not have the 61 votes needed to advance the measure, as several factions signal they won’t back the effort
By ToI Staff
A scuffle between Knesset members, at a plenum session at the Israeli parliament on November 19, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
November 19, 2018, 10:50 pm
Chaos in Knesset as fragile coalition loses first votes since elections averted
Reduced to single-seat majority, coalition boycotts no-confidence motions; opposition trick shoots down law bill, causing all further votes to be postponed
By Michael Bachner
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at the Knesset on May 29, 2017 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 24, 2017, 7:31 pm
Defense minister: Arab MKs, PA to blame for terror attacks
Naftali Bennett offers support to Netanyahu, as opposition parties submit — and lose — no confidence motion over his handling of crises
By ToI Staff
Isaac Herzog praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on October 8, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 26, 2017, 8:31 pm
Fuming opposition looks to fell government over Western Wall reversal
Zionist Union says cabinet’s decision creating barrier with Diaspora; despite opposing move, Liberman thought unlikely to bring down government
By Tamar Pileggi
Economics and Trade Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the Knesset plenum, March 2014. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 30, 2016, 11:52 am
Lawmakers to take crack at Bennett in first-ever Knesset Q&A session
In new parliamentary format, opposition free to grill education minister for an hour; other ministers, and PM, to follow
By Marissa Newman
The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 8, 2013, 7:03 pm
Knesset gives initial okay to bill limiting no-confidence votes
Opposition MKs call legislation, which would also raise electoral threshold, undemocratic and dictatorial
By Michal Shmulovich and Stuart Winer
The Knesset plenum (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 6, 2013, 7:27 pm
Government okays bill that would limit opposition’s powers
Labor, Meretz, and Shas blast as an assault on democracy a bid to raise electoral threshold and impede no-confidence motions
By Michal Shmulovich
MK David Rotem (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90/File)
May 1, 2013, 9:57 pm
Radical new bill would make coalitions harder to shift, block small parties
Labor and Meretz denounce ostensible Netanyahu-Liberman bid to give government dictatorial powers
By Michal Shmulovich
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