Since last June, the government has attempted to promote a bill concerning military conscription that the Haredi parties had approved, but failed to secure sufficient support among members of the ruling coalition.
Zohran Mamdani’s win makes him New York’s first anti-Zionist mayor, raising questions about how his views on Israel will shape a city with 1.6 million Jews.
“Where we are at is simple: Netanyahu’s supporters believe that there is no future without him, and his opponents believe that there is no future with him.”
Lapid did what many had thought to be impossible: he succeeded in forming a coalition of eight ideologically-diverse parties, including left-wing, right-wing, centrist and Islamist parties.