The concepts of “a house divided against itself” and “senseless hate,” which rabbis teach was the reason for the destruction of the Second Temple on Tisha B'Av 1,941 years ago today, may spell a split in the Labor party and weaken the coalition government’s majority.

A proposed bill expected to pass as law next week, may herald a similar split in Kadima in favor of coalition, allowing several MKs to leave the party and join the coalition government headed by Likud party chairman and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.