| Edelstein showed us the rules of Israeli politics are changing fast

A tractor at a worksite near the Knesset accidentally severed underground communications cables to the parliament building on Wednesday, knocking broadcasts of the parliament’s proceedings off the air.

At roughly the same time, Speaker Yuli Edelstein of Likud sat at his desk at the front of the Knesset plenum and announced he was resigning so he wouldn’t have to carry out a High Court order to hold a vote to elect his replacement. He then shut down the plenum session.