Senior coalition members harshly criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Monday night, asserting the two are to call early elections. • Follow Ynetnews on and The two politicians are expected to meet again on Tuesday in an effort to resolve the crisis, but at present it appears Lieberman remains firm in his position. One official called the crisis, which erupted over Haredi parties' insistence to pass an that would solicit state recognition of Torah studies to being equal to military service, a 'fake crisis.' Lieberman and Netanyahu (Photo: EPA) 'This is Netanyahu's window of opportunity to go to elections under the title 'suspect' rather than 'defendant,' the official said.

'The resuscitation attempts of this coalition are artificial. Netanyahu is working on a date for the elections, not a compromise.'

Netanyahu did reach a with Haredi parties, who initially not to support the if their bill is not passed in second and third reading before the Knesset's winter session's conclusion on March 18, convincing them to instead settle for a preliminary reading vote—a compromise Lieberman rejected. Hardware acceleration firefox. Lieberman, who is a minister but not a member of Knesset, said his Yisrael Beytenu party will in its preliminary reading as well as in the second and third readings, which are scheduled to take place in May.

Chet baker sings zip line. Immigration and Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, who appealed the legislation on behalf of the Yisrael Beytenu party, is supposed to vote against it in the Knesset. Netanyahu could choose to either fire her for breaking coalition discipline or to swallow the bitter pill. Had Landver voted against a government-sponsored bill proposal, she would no doubt have been fired. But since the bill proposal is a private one, Netanyahu has some leeway and doesn't have to fire her. If the prime minister does fire Landver, Lieberman and his party's MKs are expected to resign from the government and the Knesset, leaving the prime minister with a narrow coalition that only has a one-vote majority, something Netanyahu doesn't want.

'A government that relies on a one-vote majority simply cannot function. We've been there; we've seen what it's like. That is why we expended the government,' he. Minister Sofa Landver (Photo: Eli Segal) Netanyahu is therefore expected to announce the dissolvement of the Knesset and set his preferred date for the elections: June 26.

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation is due to meet Tuesday to discuss Yisrael Beytenu's appeal against the draft law amendment. Landver, who will land at Ben-Gurion Airport at 2pm after a few days abroad, will head straight to the Knesset to explain the reasons behind the appeal. After the Ministerial Committee for Legislation rejects the Yisrael Beytenu appeal, the legislation will be brought to a preliminary reading at the Knesset plenum. Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein has also approved to raise to a vote a proposal to dissolve the Knesset, which was submitted by members of the opposition. If passed, the elections for the 21st Knesset will take place within 90 days On the surface, Lieberman has nothing to gain from going to elections, but coalition officials claimed on Monday that he is not the one paving the way to the polls.