Netanyahu Coalition Pulls All Knesset Bills, Prepares Self-Dissolution to Control Election Timing

The Netanyahu coalition on May 13, 2026 pulled all bills from the Knesset agenda amid concerns it lacks the votes to pass legislation following the Haredi draft exemption crisis. The coalition simultaneously began preparing to submit its own Knesset dissolution bill as early as the following week — a strategic move to control election timing rather than allowing opposition factions to force an earlier or less favorable dissolution. If the coalition's own dissolution bill passes, elections currently scheduled for October 27, 2026 could be moved up to late August or September. By controlling the dissolution process, Netanyahu's coalition aims to prevent a chaotic collapse and instead engineer a managed transition on its preferred timeline. The Haredi Degel HaTorah and Agudat Yisrael factions remain committed to supporting dissolution after Netanyahu shelved the military draft exemption bill. Channel 12 polling showed only 58% of 2022 Likud voters plan to vote Likud again, with 28% planning to switch parties. The coalition's fragility is compounded by ongoing judicial tensions after Justice Minister Levin threatened on May 7 to let the Supreme Court 'go extinct.'