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Israeli lawmaker resigns over 'harassment' of Palestinians, plunging government into parliamentary minority

(CNN)Israel's fragile government lost its parliamentary majority on Thursday after an Arab-Israeli lawmaker resigned from the ruling coalition, accusing its leaders of fueling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and condemning the violent intervention of police at the funeral of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, a lawmaker of the left-wing Meretz party, said she opposed what she called the government's rightward shift and accused it of "disgracefully harassing the society I come from."

Her resignation means Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has the support of just 59 of the 120 members of the Knesset and now leads a minority government -- potentially pointing to yet another round of elections in the country after years of political instability. read more

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Israeli lawmaker resigns over 'harassment' of Palestinians, plunging government into parliamentary minority

(CNN)Israel's fragile government lost its parliamentary majority on Thursday after an Arab-Israeli lawmaker resigned from the ruling coalition, accusing its leaders of fueling tensions between Israelis and Palestinians and condemning the violent intervention of police at the funeral of slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, a lawmaker of the left-wing Meretz party, said she opposed what she called the government's rightward shift and accused it of "disgracefully harassing the society I come from."

Her resignation means Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has the support of just 59 of the 120 members of the Knesset and now leads a minority government -- potentially pointing to yet another round of elections in the country after years of political instability. read more

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