Today, the Israeli Knesset enters its final legislative race before its official dissolution, in continuous sessions that are supposed to continue until midnight on Thursday, amid an attempt by the coalition to pass a set of basic laws before moving to the election stage.
According to a report by journalist Nahum Perry in the Israeli newspaper “Maariv”, the plenary session of the Knesset will begin today, Monday, at 12:00 noon, and will continue continuously until midnight on Thursday, when Parliament is dissolved, unless the coalition succeeds in passing all the laws it wants in the second and third readings before the deadline expires.
As of this morning, the most prominent coalition laws that have completed their stages within the committees and are ready for voting in the second and third readings include “Basic Law: Study of the Torah,” and the law aimed at stopping the arrest of Haredi deserters from military service, in addition to the law separating the position of judicial advisor to the government.
The Knesset is scheduled to attempt to pass these laws during its sessions today.
As for the communications law, which is being pushed by Communications Minister Shlomo Karei, it was subject to discussion yesterday within the relevant committee, where it was agreed to accept the reservation made by Knesset member Avi Maoz, which stipulates that the state will not operate the planned free broadcasting application.
The committee will return to the meeting today to vote on the remaining reservations, in preparation for approving the law and referring it to the second and third readings.
On the other hand, the law aimed at canceling the Matan Kahane reform in the field of kashrut is still pending, after the “Religious Zionism” party decided to stop pushing it within the Public Projects Committee headed by Knesset member Ohad Tal, due to what was described as “disagreements” with the “Shas” party.
Yesterday, the Knesset decided that the date for its dissolution will remain as scheduled on July 17, 2026, which means that the elections for the 26th Knesset will be held on October 27, while September 7 has been set as the final date for closing the lists of candidates.
During yesterday’s Knesset Committee session, the Knesset’s legal advisor, Attorney Sagit Afek, explained that after Parliament enters the election recess, the work of the plenary session and committees will be managed through a consensus committee that will approve submitting the files for discussion.
The committee consists of the head of the coalition, MK Ofir Katz, and the opposition coordinator, MK Merav Ben Ari, accompanied by the Knesset legal staff.
Thus, the last days of the Knesset’s life do not appear to be a quiet phase before dissolution, but rather an intense legislative confrontation during which the coalition is racing against time to pass the largest possible number of its laws before the battle moves from the parliament hall to the ballot boxes.
