The Knesset’s summer session begins Monday under the shadow of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal troubles and with a host of other fiery topics on the agenda.

Whether it’s because of the climbing temperatures or the fact that it’s only about three months long, the Knesset summer session, beginning Monday, is generally considered a slow time of year. This year, however, lawmakers won’t be getting in some lazy summer days, with plenty of subjects on the docket that will undoubtedly lead to heated debates and maybe even political upheavals.

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