Back To The Polls

Israelis are headed back to the polls for the fifth national election in three years. The coalition government led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett survived two votes of no confidence today, but Bennett’s odd coalition recently lost another member and has been crippled ever since.

As a result of these developments, Bennett will step down as prime minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, leader of the center-left Yesh Atid Party, will become acting Prime Minister until new elections are held, most likely in October.

Former Prime Minister and Likud opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu celebrated the demise of Bennett’s government as “great news for millions of Israeli citizens.”