The prime minister suggested that the defense minister discuss the issue and reach a candidate agreed on by both sides • Ganz did not rule out, but said he was the only candidate for him: "If you want to discuss it in two days there is no problem, but there will be no other decision
Will a new Minister of Justice be appointed?
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Mark Israel Salem
The cabinet meeting is being held at this time, during which Defense Minister Bnei Gantz demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put his permanent appointment to the post of Minister of Justice to a vote in the government.
The prime minister offered to discuss the issue and reach an agreed candidate on both sides within 48 hours. Ganz did not outright reject the proposal, but stressed that he was the only candidate for him.
"There is complete innocence here," Ganz told Netanyahu.
"The agreement between the blocs stipulates that the Ministry of Justice is in a blue and white bloc - I filled the place technically for three months, and the basic assumption is that after three months a permanent minister is appointed. The current government is the current government - so the agreed solution is to appoint me. "There is no problem, but there will be no other decision - whether it is convenient for you or not. The Ministry of Justice is an essential ministry. The fact that there is no Minister of Justice for a month is a malfunction, and it is you who is not responsible for appointing a minister."
Ganz in the Ministry of Justice: "I will not allow a criminal defendant to touch the justice system" // Photo Archive: Tal Oz, Ministry of Defense
The Defense Minister's Office had earlier stressed that Gantz and blue-and-white ministers would not allow decentralization of the Ministry of Justice, and that the party would stand as a wall in the form of the Democracy Guard and not let the criminal accused and his envoys smash the law systems to escape the rule of law.
The cabinet meeting is being held in light of the hearing held in the High Court on Sunday, on the petition of the Movement for Quality of Government and the Movement for Moral Purpose regarding the non-appointment of ministers, and in particular the Minister of Justice.
The president of the Supreme Court, Judge Esther Hayut, said that "we want to give the government an opportunity to do things itself, these are complex legal issues." The High Court proposal this week proposed appointing a justice minister within two days and the other ministers in a week.
Participated in the preparation of the article: Yair Altman