After Prime Minister Netanyahu and Education Minister Naftali Bennett concluded their meeting it was announced that Israel will hold early elections.
The Jewish Home will leave the coalition, bringing down the government and forcing new elections, senior party sources told The Times of Israel Friday.
The Jewish Home party’s decision came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett’s demand to be made defense minister in a Friday afternoon meeting between the two.
The sources said a date for elections had not been agreed upon. Elections are formally set for November 2019, but it is now expected they will be held between March and May, with Netanyahu pushing for a later date and other parties seeking an earlier one.
Israel is going to general elections
