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The MK who opposed, and who sought revenge: Blue and White's tumultuous sitting on the law against Netanyahu

The discussion on the bill against Netanyahu that he initiated has a future at the faction meeting developed in the background of the crisis in the coalition. MK Hauser said that there is no democratic state in the world where bans have been filed against the parliament of a person against whom indictments have been filed.

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At a meeting of the Blue and White faction held today (Monday) in the Knesset, some members of the Knesset in the party asked to vote in favor of the bill that would ban the formation of a government over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Under the proposal, initiated by Yesh Atid, President Reuven Rivlin will not impose the role of government train on the Knesset member who has been indicted. On Wednesday, the proposal for a preliminary reading will go up.

The debate developed against the background of the coalition crisis, and MK Zvi Hauser (Derech Eretz) said that there is no democratic country in the world where a person has been barred from running for parliament after indictments have been filed against him. Hauser argued that the proposal in the wording submitted by Yesh Atid could lead to a violation of this democracy in light of the non-direct election method. 

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On the other hand, those who actually pushed for the possibility of support for the law were, among others, Ministers Assaf Zamir, Yizhar Shai, Orit Farkash HaCohen and MK Miki Haimovich. And there to amend the proposal so that there would be no harm to democracy.Another minister in the party argued that a "more constitutional wording" should be formulated, as he put it.

Minister Zamir argued that this is the right law at the value level, but it is possible that it should be avoided strategically, since its chances of being realized and its promotion will give fuel to Netanyahu's voters. Other Knesset members argued that if Netanyahu supported the budget deferral law only on a preliminary or first reading, Blue and White should support a law that would ban the formation of the government only on a preliminary reading. Party chairman and Defense Minister Bnei Gantz summed up the debate and said a unanimous decision for all faction members would be made on Wednesday morning, hours before the vote. 

Likud officials: The threat of blue and white - empty of content

Senior Likud officials said today that for them there is no danger in passing the Yesh Atid law. According to them, in any case, the Likud will be able to delay and thwart the promotion of the law through Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin or the Constitution Committee, headed by MK Yaakov Asher of Torah Judaism.

According to them, the threat of blue and white to support the law is empty of content. "On the contrary," they said, "if Blue and White wants to support Lapid's law, they will only help us reveal that they are the ones blowing up the business, dismantling the government, leading the election. To the torch. "

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At the faction meeting, Netanyahu referred to the Yesh Atid bill, saying that "I am also not impressed by all these Iranian and North Korean laws, to trample on the will of the electorate on the part of people who are unable to win at the ballot box." Coalition chairman and faction chairman MK Miki Zohar said that it would be better for Blue and White not to threaten non-compliance with the agreement. They do not deter us. The Prime Minister will make the decisions for the benefit of the citizens of Israel and for the benefit of the Israeli economy. These are completely unnecessary threats. "

Chairman Yesh Atid MK Yair Lapid today called on Blue and White to support the proposal. In a speech in the plenum, he addressed the party members, and told them that Netanyahu" is playing with you. You do not understand that he is playing with you? Aren't you tired of being puppets on a string? This is a bill that you signed. If you want to keep what little is left of your dignity. If you still want to call yourself decent people, come on Wednesday to vote for the law. Pass it on, and then maybe we can sit down and talk about what to do next. "

The dispute between the Likud and blue and white over the budget

The debate over whether to support Yesh Atid's legislative initiative is taking place against the background of the dispute between Netanyahu and Gantz over the state budget. Only two weeks remain until the deadline for the transfer of the state budget, and if Netanyahu and Gantz do not reach an agreement on the budget - the Knesset is expected to dissolve without a vote towards the end of August.

According to Netanyahu, a limited budget for 2020 should be transferred, and only then should a budget be transferred for next year. Ganz, on the other hand, opposes the demand to split the budgets in two, and demands that one budget be transferred for the remainder of the current year and next year - as agreed in the coalition agreement. According to him, the transfer of the budget as stipulated in the agreement is expected to stabilize the government and allow the corona crisis to continue to be managed.

Netanyahu announced yesterday that he was ready to support MK Hauser's budget deferral law in the first reading, and Gantz in response issued an ultimatum to him at noon that the law should be passed in three readings in just 24 hours. Rejected the ultimatum, reiterated his demand for a one-year budget, saying it should be done not within 24 hours - but within 24 minutes.