With crisis unresolved, Israel seems headed toward elections

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed the first of three motions required for the chamber to dissolve itself as the country appears headed toward another snap election.
The measure passed on Tuesday with a 66-44 majority, and a tentative election date was set for Sept. 17.
Last month’s election seemed to have promised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu another fresh mandate to rule. But a shocking crisis with his longtime ally and erstwhile rival Avigdor Lieberman thru