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The bill to disperse the Knesset was voted down 53-61 at about 3 a.m., and as a consequence, opposition parties will not be able to propose similar legislation for six months. The Haredi parties, however, could still submit a bill to call an early election should negotiations not go their way.
Deputy Minister Uri Maklev, Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri, led a behind-the-scenes effort to block Knesset's dissolution, securing protections for yeshiva students from arrest amid looming IDF draft enforcement.
Johnson is also expected to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem during the brief trip.
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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition successfully fended off an opposition-led bid to dissolve the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, after ultra-Orthodox parties
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he will travel to Israel later this month to address the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem.
The week culminated with an agreement between Shas, Degel Hatorah, Knesset legal advisers, and committees, and an ensuing failed attempt by the opposition to disperse the Knesset.
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