When Norwegian law was first introduced in the country in 2015, it was done sparingly.
The amendment was made as a temporary order for the term of office of the 20th Knesset only.
At that time, four ministers and two deputy ministers resigned from their positions in the Knesset, and it was then determined that only one MK from each list would be allowed to terminate his membership in the Knesset and be replaced by a new MK.
In the current Knesset, the system has been greatly exaggerated. Instead of four ministers and two deputy ministers, 21 ministers and deputy ministers resigned from the Knesset, and new MKs were appointed in their place. The appointment of the new MKs causes enormous financial expenses. According to a report by the Israel Democracy Institute, prepared by Dr. Chen Friedberg and Prof. Gideon Rahat, this is a cost of about NIS 26 million per term (according to an estimate by The Marker). This is because the new MKs need new bureaus, cars, drivers, parliamentary assistants and 21 additional salaries.
Just a year ago all senior government officials spoke very sharply against Norwegian law. Prime Minister Bennett mocked "Norwegian, Swedish, Pakistani - what other laws will bring to inflate and allow the political survival of our prime ministers' duo". "In the dead of night, like thieves, the coalition passed the Norwegian Jobs Law. NIS 110 million for chairs and associates and another Audi 8 for replacements. The fifth Netanyahu government is breaking all records of disengagement and opacity." Asked after the formation of the current government about the drastic change in his position, he replied "it is very bad ... it is a bad political need, and the more successful we are in the election and we have more seats - we can prevent the phenomena". Transport Minister Merav Michaeli and Minister Karin Elharar and current Knesset Speaker Miki Levy also spoke differently when they were in opposition to the law.
Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online. Did not serve in the Knesset, needing long months and sometimes an entire year of study until they could function as MKs because they were unfamiliar with work procedures, the process of submitting bills and proposals for the agenda and queries.
It seems that the goal of the coalition factions in introducing 21 new MKs to the Knesset was not to improve its function, but to promote activists-activists of their parties and give them a job of an MK enjoying a handsome salary of NIS 45,000 and other related benefits.
The fact that this causes eye-popping and non-essential expenses of millions of shekels may not really interest Bennett, Lapid, Lieberman, Horowitz, Michaeli and their friends.
