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Estranged bedfellows: Israel’s government collapses

The Intelligence from The Economist

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What Was the Inciting Incident That Made the Coalition Come Apart?

It began with losing the majority over two months ago, when one of the right wing members defected. Then it was pretty clear that the next controversial piece of legislation would become the obstacle on which the government would probably found her. In this case, it was a routine renewal of disraeli laws and lations in the occupied west bank. And that was something that many arab palestinian israeli conesit members couldn't vote for, and they didn't. That was really what pushed more right winged members of the coalition to the exit.

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