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Just before Knesset disperses, Israeli opposition blocks bipartisan bills

Despite the agreement to disband the Knesset tonight, the opposition has blocked widely supported legislation.
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Sometime this evening, the Knesset will vote to dissolve itself and hold a new election. As a result, the coalition and its member parties have launched a blitz of legislation, hoping to pass as much of it as possible in the little time the government has left.

There are, however, several laws the opposition parties are refusing to discuss. One of them is the metro law, which was intended to provide a budget for the construction of a subway in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area in the next decade. The Metro project involves the construction of 109 stations in 24 local councils for an estimated population of 2 million. It is one of the largest infrastructure project ever undertaken in Israel.

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