JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament is expected to dissolve on Wednesday , ending Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's year-long tenure and triggering a fifth election in less than four years that could see ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu reclaim power.
Mr Bennett's motley alliance formed in 2021 offered a reprieve from an unprecedented era of political gridlock, ending Mr Netanyahu's record 12 consecutive years in power and passing Israel's first state budget since 2018. "What we need to do today is go back to the concept of Israeli unity. Not to let dark forces tear us apart from within," Mr Lapid said.
But options to avoid another election were growing increasingly remote, according to Israeli reports. The alliance, united by its desire to oust Mr Netanyahu and break a damaging cycle of inconclusive elections, was imperilled from the outset by its ideological divides. For Mr Bennett, a staunch supporter of settlements, allowing the so-called West Bank law to expire was intolerable. Dissolving parliament before its June 30 expiration temporarily renews the measure.
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