The Knesset committee is expected to convene this morning (Monday) to discuss Knesset MK Amichai Shikli's resignation from the right-wing faction, a decision that has far-reaching effects. "Israel Today" puts you in order in the complicated drama.
What will happen today in the Knesset committee?
The Knesset committee will convene today at 10:00 to discuss the request of Prime Minister and Right-wing chairman Naftali Bennett to declare MK Amichai Shikli a retiree from the right-wing faction.
According to the law, it is not enough for the chairman of the faction or the entire faction to decide on this, but the approval of the Knesset committee is required.
What are the parties going to argue in the hearing?
The chairman of the right will claim, through his representative, Minister Matan Kahana, that since the government was sworn in, Shikli has acted against it, and that he is not subject to its decisions and the coalition management's decisions and acts completely independently.
MK Amichai Shikli's keynote speech in the Knesset // Archive photo: Knesset channel
On the other hand, Shikli will claim that so far he has been the only Knesset member on the right who remains loyal to his party's commitment and party chairman before the election, and that those who abandoned the way and the party's promises are other right - wing factions, not him. Bennett is basically setting up a government that relies on members of the RAAM and the far left.
So the Knesset committee is in fact a judicial tribunal?
Ostensibly yes, but in fact no.
The hearing will be conducted as a semi-legal hearing, meaning that the parties will come with lawyers and make substantive claims in each of them.
The chairman of the committee that will chair the hearing will try to allow the parties to present their arguments in full and present a fair hearing. At the same time, in the end, the committee's decision will be made solely on political grounds. Will vote against.
If the outcome is known in advance why do you need a hearing, lawyers and arguments? Is this a show?
The answer is yes.
However, this presentation has a purpose: if a presumed hearing is not conducted fairly, the petition committee is exposed to the High Court on the part of the losing party. Supreme Court.
What exactly does retirement drive mean?
This means that MK Shikli will now be an independent MK in the Knesset.
He will be able to choose a name for his faction, and even receive party funding as any faction.
The right, on the other hand, will drop from seven seats to only six.
However, from the moment the decision is made in the committee, sanctions will also be imposed on Shekli, the main of which is to prevent him from joining the existing party in the current Knesset in the next elections.
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