Israel’s Government Thrown into Crisis After Leader Abruptly Resigns

JERUSALEM, Israel – In a move that throws Israel’s political future into uncertainty, the chairwoman of the country’s governing coalition abruptly resigned Wednesday morning over a religious dispute, robbing the coalition of its majority in parliament and raising the possibility that Israel will be forced to hold another national election. Chairwoman Idit Silman said she cannot play a role in “harming” Israel’s Jewish identity. “I will not abet the harming of the Jewish identity of the State of Israel and the people of Israel. I will continue to try to persuade my friends to return home and form a right-wing government,” Silman said in a statement. “I know I am not the only one who feels this way. Another government can be formed in this Knesset.”

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