国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Israel heads to early elections as Netanyahu faces corruption indictment
<p><span word="JERUSALEM">JERUSALEM</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 25-- <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dissolve">dissolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="rocky">rocky</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="incumbent">incumbent</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Bejamin">Bejamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="indict">indict</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looming">looming</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span>.</p><p><span word="Heads">Heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> "<span word="unanimously">unanimously</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dissolve">dissolve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Knesset">Knesset</span> (<span word="parliament">parliament</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disperse">disperse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 9, 2019.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contentious">contentious</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="drafting">drafting</span> <span word="ultra">ultra</span>-<span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="military">military</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2019.</p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span> <span word="prefers">prefers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="indicted">indicted</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="indictment">indictment</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="noose">noose</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tightening">tightening</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zehava">Zehava</span> <span word="Galon">Galon</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span> <span word="Meretz">Meretz</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p>
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