Coalition whip: Knesset majority holds even if all Arab MKs vote no

Coalition chairman MK Ofir Katz told the Knesset plenum that the coalition's governing gap is 13 votes, meaning that even if all Arab MKs vote against, the coalition still holds a three-vote majority. Katz was responding to a claim by MK Elazar Stern in the debate.

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