Israel Heading to Elections

“With God’s help, we will win,” said Netanyahu, who vowed to form the same coalition after the election.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the parties in his coalition decided Monday to disperse the Knesset this week and initiate an early general election on April 9, 2019.

Netanyahu boasted to his Likud faction that his coalition lasted four years and had key diplomatic, security and economic accomplishments. He said he could not initiate the election six weeks ago, when Avigdor Liberman resigned as Defense Minister and sparked a coalition crisis, because he wanted to first complete destroying tunnels on the Lebanese border in Operation Northern Shield.

“With God’s help, we will win,” said Netanyahu, who vowed to form the same coalition after the election.

Leaders of coalition and opposition parties met with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein summoned the party heads to formalize the process of dispersing the Knesset and come to an agreed-upon election date.

SOURCE: https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israel-headed-to-early-elections-in-April-575277