Amid the crisis surrounding the military draft law, a statement released this morning (Wednesday) from the home of Rabbi Dov Landau, spiritual leader of Degel HaTorah, announced that he had instructed his party’s Knesset members to advance a move to dissolve the Knesset. The initiative is expected to be launched next Wednesday.
We’d vote in favor to dissolve the Knesset today
Following Rabbi Landau’s directive, opposition parties Yesh Atid, Yisrael Beitenu, and Labor also announced their intent to submit bills to dissolve the Knesset next week. Representatives of the ultra-Orthodox parties stated: “If there were a bill to dissolve the Knesset on today’s agenda – we would already be voting in favor.”
Now is the time to set aside differences
Senior officials in the Likud party believe that the Knesset is on a path toward dissolution, and that the country is heading toward elections. According to their assessment, elections are expected to take place by late October 2025, or at the latest between March and April 2026.
The party is working to prevent the move. Minister of Culture and Sports Miki Zohar said in response: “When Israel is facing multi-front warfare, our soldiers are falling in battle, and our brothers and sisters remain captive in Hamas hands, the last thing this country needs is a divisive election campaign that will deepen internal rifts and further divide Israeli society.”
He added: “Now is the time to put disagreements aside, show national responsibility, and find an agreed-upon solution – for our security, for our soldiers, and for the future of our country.”
