Coalition Chairwoman Idit Silman (Yamina) has defected from the coalition, leaving Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid without a 61-vote majority in the Knesset. But the government’s imminent demise is far from certain, as the opposition has no clear path to unseating the government via a replacement coalition. In this timely Israel Policy Briefing, Tal Schneider (Political Correspondent, The Times of Israel) outlines potential scenarios for what happens next and provides insight on what this development could mean for the future of the Bennett-Lapid coalition and Israeli politics.
