Israel's Parliament Votes to Dissolve, Hold Early Elections

Israel's parliament has voted to dissolve and hold early elections after the break-up of Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu's bickering coalition government. Monday's vote was unanimous - 93-0. The parliament's vote formalized a decision to move forward an election that had not been expected until 2017, in the aftermath of Netanyahu's Dec. 2 firing of Yair Lapid as finance minister and Tzipi Livni as justice minister. The prime minister's cabinet included...

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