Israel's government collapses, triggering 4th election in 2 years

Benjamin Netanyahu.
(Image credit: Yonathan Sindel/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel is headed to its fourth election in under two years, following the government's collapse early Wednesday morning.

Because the Knesset, Israel's parliament, was unable to pass a budget by the midnight Tuesday deadline, the government automatically dissolved and elections were set for March 23.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.