Israel’s government has been thrown into disarray after its chair resigned, leaving it without a majority and raising the possibility of a fifth national election in little more than three years.
Idit Silman, who belonged to prime minister Naftali Bennett’s religious-nationalist Yamina party, quit on ideological grounds on Wednesday. The move means the eight-party coalition government now only has 60 of the Knesset’s 120 seats, hindering its ability to pass legislation.
