Israeli Parliament Schedules Unprecedented Early Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party pushed for new elections in September rather than risk allowing Israel's ceremonial president to choose someone else to form a government.
by Richard Gonzales
May 29, 2019
1 minute
Voters in Israel will go the polls for the second time this year after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu missed a midnight deadline to form a coalition government.
The Israeli parliament, prompted by Netanyahu, has
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