Israel's Netanyahu Struggles to Stave Off Election Pressure

Netanyahu fighting to keep coalition alive for one more year
Meeting with finance minister Sunday could determine its fate

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, speaks during an Economic Club of Washington conversation in Washington, D.C., U.S.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

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By Michael Arnold and Amy Teibel

November 17, 2018 at 7:49 PM UTC

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fought to save his tottering government after his defense minister’s resignation, pinning his hopes on a crucial meeting Sunday with a wavering coalition ally.

Netanyahu is set to meet with Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, who has urged the prime minister to go for early elections after Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman’s departure last week left the government in control of just 61 out of 120 parliamentary seats.