On video: Netanyahu and government officials arrived at a support meeting in Derai (Roni Kanfo)
Today (Wednesday), the Knesset plenum approved in a preliminary reading the "Deri 2" bill, which was intended to allow the appointment of Shas chairman Aryeh Deri to the position of minister, despite his disqualification by the High Court. 62 members of the Knesset voted in favor of the proposal, while 53 They objected. The bill, signed by more than 35 members of the Knesset from the coalition, states that there will be no judicial review "regarding any matter related to or arising from the appointment of a minister and his removal from office." Deri was not present in the Knesset during the vote and did not participate in it. The coalition is promoting the
bill Although the chairman of Shas believes that even though it is a fundamental law, the chances of the proposal being rejected by the High Court are high.
The explanatory notes to the bill read: "The appointment of ministers by the Prime Minister and with the approval of the Knesset, as well as the decision to remove them from office, are actions and decisions that are at the core of democratic activity."
The law designed to return Deri to the government table is up for a vote (Photo: Flash 90, Yonatan Zindel)
Minister of Justice Yariv Levin who took to the podium to justify the proposal said that "the attitude according to which everything is fine is not acceptable to me".
According to him, "not everything is fair because the decisions are made by the people in the process of electing representatives to the Knesset and establishing a government by virtue of the Knesset's trust. Rightfully things should be returned to what was in the past, and also in accordance with what is customary in most Western countries where ministerial appointments are not subject to judicial review."
Knesset member Gideon Sa'ar, who sought to oppose the bill, justified the decision and said: "This bill is to create a no-man's land in the field of appointments. According to the proposal, even if the government acted for extraneous considerations and lacked authority - the court will not be able to intervene. True, many Knesset members signed the proposal But this document does not deserve to be called a law. The law is intended to establish rules and you want to establish that the government will have no rules and will be able to do as it pleases. It would be better if you proposed the name of the law like this - 'Deri will be minister Ras Ben Amo'.
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