The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve Friday ahead of the October 27 election. File Photo by Debbie Hill/ UPI | License Photo
July 17 (UPI) -- Israel's parliament, the Knesset, voted to dissolve on Friday after pushing through controversial legislation favorable to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's supporters.
The Knesset is expected to be in recess until the Oct. 27 election in which Netanyahu is seeking re-election.
Analysts told CNN most of the legislation passed in the government's closing days was meant to appease Netanyahu's far-right and ultra-Orthodox -- or Haredi -- allies, thus ensuring his success in October's election.
The motion to disband parliament was tacked on to a financing bill that increases public funding for political parties during elections, The Times of Israel reported. Opposition leader Avigdor Liberman said the legislation was an abuse of taxpayer money, calling it a "contemptible attempt to tie the end of the session to increasing funding."
