Israel Announces Early Elections, Dissolving The Knesset Over West Bank Law

On June 20th, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, alongside his Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, decided to call for an early election and hold a vote to dissolve the Knesset. After the Knesset is dissolved Lapid will become the acting Prime Minister in addition to the Foreign Minister. In weeks leading up to the decision, Bennett and Lapid worked toward the renewal of a law governing Israeli settlement in the West