Israel moves closer to early elections; election date expected next week

ISRAEL - In Brief 13 May 2026 by Sani Ziv
Coalition Whip Ofir Katz submitted a bill on Wednesday to dissolve the 25th Knesset, joined by the heads of all coalition factions, after ultra-Orthodox parties announced, they would work to bring down the government. The announcement reflects growing frustration among ultra-Orthodox parties over the delay in legislation related to exemptions from military conscription. Degel HaTorah, which is part of the United Torah Judaism alliance, effectively joined the position of the Gur Hasidic leadership and Housing Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, who have signaled that they have no trust in the current coalition. Earlier yesterday, the coalition removed all legislation from the Knesset plenum agenda, including a controversial appointments bill that would have allowed the government to appoint a broad range of senior public Informal discussions have already raised possible election dates of Sept. 1 or Sept. 15, in addition to the originally scheduled timeline. Aryeh Deri and Shas reportedly support an early September election.

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