Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday early parliamentary elections in early April in the hope of securing a fifth term of unprecedented Prime Minister in the history of Israel and dissuade the prosecution to indict him for corruption.
The government explained that the dissolution of Parliament, which should be voted on this week, and the anticipated return to the polls were the result of disagreements over a conscription bill and the issue of military service exemptions granted to Jews. ultra-Orthodox.
But since the police in early December advocated Netanyahu's indictment in a third corruption case (), many political commentators were betting that the leader of Likud, whose popularity is undeniable in the polls, would seek to organize elections before the Attorney General decides whether or not to follow the recommendations of the police.
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