Lieberman foresees early elections ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ynetnews by Moran Azulay - July 18, 2012 - 12:00am With Kadima's withdrawl from the coalition final, all eyes are on Avigdor Leiberman's Yisrael Beiteinu which is now Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner again. However, Lieberman is in no hurry to threaten resignation, despite the fact that his universal draft bill is not set to pass the Knesset vote on Wednesday. "We won't give anyone that pleasure," he told Ynet and suggested there is a possibility elections will be held in early 2013. » Read more

Unity Government in Israel Disbanding Over Dispute on Draft ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - July 17, 2012 - 12:00am The broadest unity coalition Israel has seen in many years broke apart Tuesday evening, rent by irreconcilable differences over how to integrate ultra-Orthodox men and Arab citizens into the military » Read more