Israeli coalition fails to pass bill on upholding settler law

Monday’s vote marks a major setback for the fragile coalition government that could send the country to new elections.

The Israeli government has failed to pass a bill that would renew and uphold the legal status of illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, marking a significant setback for the fragile coalition that could hasten its demise.

The failure to renew the bill on Monday highlighted the separate legal systems in the occupied West Bank, where nearly 500,000 Israeli…