Knesset rejects 3 no-confidence motions

Opposition factions urge government, prime minister to resign following Winograd report; Minister Bar-On replies by saying dissolving of government would cause national paralysis

Amnon Meranda
Latest Update: 05.07.07, 19:00 / Israel News

Three motions of no confidence opened the Knesset's summer session on Monday. The motions, submitted by the Likud, Meretz United Torah Judaism and the National Union-NRP, were rejected by the Knesset.

Minister Ronnie Bar-On replied on behalf of the government, saying that if elections were held now, this would result in national paralysis and "would put a stop to all the vital processes we are all interested in."

Prior to the session, the Labor faction decided to allow its members not to participate in the no-confidence vote and vote in favor of the government. On Sunday, the party's central committee will discuss whether or not to stay in the government.