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Gantz after Netanyahu's announcement: "Netanyahu knows he's guilty" - Walla! news

2020-01-01T18:26:08.945Z


Blue and white chairman will make a statement to the media, minutes after Netanyahu's announcement of his decision to request immunity from prosecution. Lieberman made it clear that Israel Our House will vote against the request ...


Gantz after Netanyahu's announcement: "Netanyahu knows he's guilty"

Blue and White Chairman will make a statement to the media, minutes after Netanyahu's announcement of his decision to seek immunity from prosecution. Lieberman made it clear that Israel Our House will vote against the request for immunity:

Gantz after Netanyahu's announcement: "Netanyahu knows he's guilty"

Photo: Yotam Ronen, Editor: Amit Simcha

Almost parallel to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement announcing his decision to apply for immunity from prosecution, Blue and White Chairman Benny Gantz made a statement this evening (Wednesday) in which he attacked Netanyahu. To the law and the justice system, the prime minister will not care about the future of the Israeli government but his personal future. "

He added that "Netanyahu knows he is guilty. Anyone who thinks there will be nothing because there is nothing afraid to stand trial. Therefore, either there will be an extreme immunity government or there will be a state unity government. Or immunity above all, or citizens of Israel first of all." He made it clear that blue and white would work for the establishment of the Knesset committee to prevent the criminal defendant from being granted immunity.

Israeli House Speaker Avigdor Lieberman has previously stated that he is against the possibility of immunity but has now made it clear for the first time that he and his party members will vote against in the Knesset if he votes. Lieberman wrote in his Facebook account: "It is now beyond doubt. All that interests Netanyahu is immunity. With that, he gets up in the morning, that he lives and breathes during the day and he goes to bed. "Lieberman added that" The State of Israel has become a hostage to Netanyahu's personal, private problem. It doesn't matter to the left, the right, the religious or the secular. The only thing that stands before him is the Immunity Coalition. "He made it clear that" Israel our home will not be part of the Immunity Coalition. We all, unanimously, will vote against Netanyahu's immunity. "

In Israel, our house says they will support the establishment of a Knesset committee during the election period, contrary to their past position. The Knesset Committee is scheduled to discuss Netanyahu's request for immunity, and according to the Speaker of the Knesset, if a majority is achieved, it will be possible to set up during an election period. However, the approval of Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein is required. Now, only Edelstein can prevent it.

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Blue and White chairman Benny Gantz makes a statement (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Benny Gantz at Blue and White faction meeting, Kfar Maccabiah, Ramat Gan, December 25, 2019 (Photo: Reuven Castro)

Even before Netanyahu's announcement, Democratic Camp Chairman Nitzan Horowitz announced that he was working to convene the Knesset plenum to discuss Netanyahu's immunity. The faction statement said that they began signing MKs to hold a debate on the issue in Netanyahu's presence. MK Horowitz said that "Knesset members, Likud ministers, the Knesset chairman and the" natural partners "for whom a chair sells the state will be remembered as having given their hands to destroy Israeli rule of law and democracy." He added that "the Democratic camp will fight in every way to allow defendant Netanyahu to stand trial."

Faction chairman Tamar Zandberg said that "every Knesset member who cooperates with Netanyahu's attempt to make the Prime Minister's Office a haven is a partner in crime." Zandberg added that "from nothing and suddenly" Netanyahu reached the lowest level, escape From prosecution as the last fugitive offenders. "

MK Moshe Ya'alon (blue and white) wrote in his Twitter account that "Members of Knesset who requested immunity: Said Nafa - on contact with foreign agent; Basel Ghatas - for smuggling phones to prison terrorists; And today, we will reach a new low: Benjamin Netanyahu will ask for immunity - for bribery, fraud and breach of trust. "The former defense minister added:" This is not yet heard in this country. We all pay a heavy price for Netanyahu's criminal entanglements. "

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Netanyahu will make a statement, expected to refer to its decision regarding the application for immunity

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The deadline for Netanyahu to request parliamentary immunity from prosecution is midnight, 30 days from the announcement by Attorney General Avihai Mandelblit to the Knesset Speaker on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust against the prime minister. However, the Knesset is expected to discuss his request only after If a government is established, then a Knesset committee can be set up to discuss this request.

As a result, until a coalition is not formed, the charges against Netanyahu remain in deep freeze and will not be filed in court. After a coalition is formed, Netanyahu must obtain a majority of Knesset members' request for immunity from prosecution. If he doesn't have a majority - the request will be rejected and he will face the indictments in court.

Knesset Speaker MK Itzik Shmuli responded to the request for immunity, saying that "For hundreds of thousands of poor children and senior citizens, this government did not worry about immunity. Only one immunity is important to them - the one that fled the prime minister suspected of criminal terrorism. A shelter city for the corrupt. The corrupt are also cut off. "

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