Israeli govt hanging by a thread. The culprit? Bread.

This week, Israeli politician Idit Silman left Israel’s coalition government, depriving it of a majority in the Knesset. Her stated reason for leaving has to do with a dispute on whether people should be allowed to bring bread into public hospitals during Passover. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.

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