The Knesset decided in a preliminary vote Monday to dissolve itself, but three more votes are required to clear the way for early elections. The legislature voted 84-10, with eight abstention, even as President Moshe Katsav weighed a request by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to dissolve parliament by presidential decree. Katsav has said he would decide quickly whether to let parliament set a date for early elections, or pre-empt the legislators.More about:Moshe Katsav, Ariel Sharon, Knessetfunction initServerVars() { _headup.clientHost = 'http://newstopics.jpost.com'; _headup.termsFromServer = 'Moshe Katsav$$Ariel Sharon$$The Knesset'; _headup.annotatedTerms = ['dbpedia:Moshe_Katsav$$1'] _headup.widgetMode = 'snippet'; _headup.snippetButtonStyle = 'banner'; _headup.blackListedUrl = false; } <!-- Terms Count: 3 TTL: 60 Terms From Server: Moshe Katsav, Ariel Sharon, The Knesset DateTime: 6/2/2011 11:59:50 AM -->