What to know as Israel gears up for another vote, this time set for March 23.
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Failure of fractious coalition government to pass budget triggers snap election and plunges country into more political chaos
Israel has tumbled into a fourth round of elections within the space of two years after efforts to keep a fractious coalition government intact failed.
Beset by infighting and distrust, the government was unable to pass a budget by a midnight deadline on Tuesday (10pm GMT), triggering a snap election next March and lurching the country back into a protracted political crisis.
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A protracted political crisis revolving around Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal troubles has brought the coalition government to the verge of collapse.
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Trump Incentives for Signing Peace Accords With Israel Could Be at Risk
Diplomatic sweeteners for joining the Abraham Accords that were offered to Morocco, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates could be rejected by Congress or reversed by the incoming Biden administration.