The ultimatum of blue-white for Edelstein ends today: the establishment of the Knesset Committee - or the impeachment

The party is threatening to initiate an impeachment procedure if the Knesset chairman does not approve the establishment of the committee by the end of the day to thwart Netanyahu's request for immunity. However, Edelstein will make his decision only after the Knesset's opinion, published on Sunday. 65 MKs support it, but it is unclear whether a more privileged majority is needed

The ultimatum of blue-white for Edelstein ends today: the establishment of the Knesset Committee - or the impeachment

Blue and White threaten to kick off Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein's resignation if he does not decide to set up a Knesset committee to discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's immunity by the end of the day (Thursday). However, the party knows that Edelstein is awaiting further court opinion The Knesset is discussing the question of whether it has the authority to approve or prevent the establishment of the committee.

Yanon announced that he will only publish his opinion this Sunday. In response, Edelstein's office said that "in light of the Knesset Attorney General's announcement, we are again emphasizing that, as has always been said before - Knesset Speaker Julie (Joel) Edelstein intends to deliver his decision shortly after receiving the opinion of the Attorney General To the Knesset - Adv. Il Yinon.

Around Edelstein's ouster, another question arises as to whether a majority of 90 Knesset members is required to be ousted, as stipulated by the Knesset, or is it required a regular majority since he is not an elected chairman and his term has continued since the 20th Knesset.

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Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein during Knesset Plenary December 11, 2019 (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The Yinon Knesset ruled this week that there is no impediment to establish the Knesset committee to discuss Netanyahu's immunity already during this period, although no new government has been formed and no Knesset committees have been established for regular work. Yinon claimed that this was not a legal impediment, partly because of the majority in the Knesset. This statement drew great criticism, especially in the Likud, where strong allegations of a serious conflict of interest were raised in the Yinon decision due to the fact that his spouse, Adv. Amit Merari, who serves as deputy to the Judiciary, was involved in formulating the indictments against Netanyahu.

Yanun rejected this criticism, claiming that he did not initially intend to engage in substantive issues of Netanyahu's immunity or MK Haim Katz from the Likud, but only in the procedure of establishing a Knesset committee of which there is no fear of conflict of interest. Yesterday he responded to criticism from Likud members, and today responded MK MK Mickey Zohar again from the Likud. Zohar wrote to him in another letter that his claim "to the conflict of interest has become even more clear in recent days, you acted in contravention of the Basic Law and completely ignored the fact that the discussion of the PM's request for immunity was decided in advance and is expected to exist solely for political purposes. It's not too late to fix the terrible injustice. "

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Yinon (Photo: Reuven Castro)

The Knesset has a majority of 65 MKs to reject Edelstein. Israel Beitano has announced that it will support during, as well as the other factions, including the Blue and White Democratic Camp and the joint list. MK Tamar Zandberg's Democratic Campaign Chairman said today that Edelstein should be ousted "because Immunity, but not only. ”According to her, those who were afraid to speak when Adelstein turned off the light on occupation debates are now finding themselves with the Knesset Speaker turning off the light on the immunity debates. Edelstein should have been ousted long ago, but better late than never. "

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