Bennett and Lapid reasoned that if the Knesset was going to fall in any case in order to pass the West Bank laws, they might as well take credit for being the responsible side.
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attend a preliminary reading of a bill to dissolve the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2022.(photo credit: RONEN ZVULUN/REUTERS)ByELIAV BREUER