After voting against the government: The right is preparing to oust Silman from the health committee

The Knesset member voted tonight against the appointment of Minister Kahana to the Ministry of Religions - in the first vote against the government since announcing in April her resignation from the coalition.

Now, officials in her party say that in accordance with her further votes in the plenum, the move to declare her retired will also be considered.

Yaki Adamkar

07/06/2022

Tuesday, 07 June 2022, 07:45 Updated: 07:59

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The right-wing party intends to soon oust MK Idit Silman from the chairmanship of the Knesset's health committee, a position she has held since she was chairman of the coalition.

This, after the Knesset member who resigns from the coalition voted last night (Tuesday) against the reappointment of Deputy Minister Matan Kahana to the position of Minister of Religions.

According to a party source, this is the first decision against Silman to vote against the government.

Later, in accordance with her additional votes in the plenum, the move to declare her retired will also be considered, although some Knesset members in the party oppose this and believe that it does more harm than good.

"There will be repercussions for Silman's steps but we will not respond from the belly," right-wing sources said.

"We will take a moment to go through the events of the night, and make a joint decision in the faction."

The coalition knew that there was a high chance that Kahana's appointment would fall by a vote but insisted on holding the vote to allow the right to advance a move against Silman.

The latter has been trying since the return of the Knesset for a long time to walk between the drops, and despite retiring from the coalition, has refrained from voting against the government - until tonight's vote for the reappointment of Kahana.

Right-wingers say that no final decision has yet been made on the measures against Silman, but if sanctions are taken against her - the first move will be her removal from the chairmanship of the committee, in the coming days.

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Silman in the plenum, tonight (Photo: Reuven Castro)

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