The Knesset rejected four non-confidence motions on Monday, the first day of its winter session.
The four motions were presented by Kadima, the Arab parties, the Labor party and the National Union.
Kadima charged the Netanyahu government with failing to provide an answer to the current housing crisis in Israel. The motion was voted down with 45 Knesset members against and 29 in favor.
The Arab parties presented a non-confidence motion over the government’s failures in the political, economic and social areas. 47 MKs opposed the motion, 20 voted in favor, and one abstained.
The Labor party’s motion involved the failure of the Netanyahu government to reduce social and economic gaps. It, too, was voted down, with 45 MKs opposing it and 12 supporting it.
Finally, the National Union presented a non-confidence motion over the planned demolitions of homes of Jewish residents in Judea and Samaria. This motion was voted down as well, with 47 MKs voting against, four MKs voting in favor and 18 abstaining.
None of the Labor party’s Knesset members, with the exception of MK Eitan Cabel, was present during the vote on the no-confidence motions. In response, some members of Kadima abstained during the vote on the motion filed by Labor.
The winter session was officially launched earlier on Monday, with speeches in the plenum by President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin, and Opposition leader Tzipi Livni.
In his speech, Netanyahu referred to the sharp escalation of rocket fire from Gaza in recent days, saying Israel must restore its deterrence.
“Our security strategy cannot only rely on defense, but must have an offensive element maintains Israel's deterrence," Netanyahu said.
"Two principles must guide us," he added, citing Talmudic dictums. "One, 'If someone comes to kill you, you must rise up and kill him first.' And, 'He who harms us, his blood is on his own head.'"
"For 2,000 years our people could not sustain these two principles in order to defend themselves, but that reality changed with the reemergence of Israel and the founding of the IDF," Netanyahu said.
Netanyahu has yet to react to widespread calls from Israeli lawmakers, senior officials, and security experts - including three former IDF chiefs of staff - calling for a major counter-terror operation in Gaza.