“Israel’s government crisis deepened on Sunday night, after a small Islamist party announced it was freezing its participation in the coalition, following a recent rise in tensions between the Israeli police and Muslims at a major mosque in Jerusalem,” the New York Times reports.
“The decision has no immediate impact on the government: The Israeli Parliament is on recess until May 8, by which time Raam may have decided to rejoin the government. But if Raam makes its decision permanent within the next three weeks, it would give opposition lawmakers a 64-56 majority in the 120-seat Parliament — enough seats to vote to dissolve the body and send Israel to its fifth election in three years.”
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