An Israel Cabinet committee headed by Premier Moshe Sharett decided today to recommend to the full Cabinet the dissolution of the municipal council of the city of Jerusalem.
This decision was taken after the failure of last minute attempts to patch up the disrupted coalition of Mapai, General Zionists and Mizrachi forces which had governed the municipality until the Laborites and the centrists broke with the Orthodox municipal councillors.
The recommendation for dissolution of the municipal council will be placed before the full Cabinet at next Sunday’s meeting. It is expected to be accepted and be followed by the appointment of a caretaker council until municipal, elections can be held next August.
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