Defense Minister Yoav Galant's office updated this morning (Wednesday) that he does not intend to support the removal of MK Ofer Kasif from the Knesset, a vote that is expected to be held this coming Monday in the plenum and requires a majority of 90 members of the Knesset. Galant's office told the initiator of the removal process, MK Oded Forer, Because he does not intend to get to the Knesset vote.
The Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, said in response that "the announcement by the Defense Minister's office that Galant will not participate on Monday in the vote on the impeachment of terrorist supporter Ofer Kasif is further proof of the direction in which Galant has been heading for a long time, it started with orders against settlers and now In avoiding kicking the supporter of terrorism out of the Knesset. I'm sorry for the path Gallant chose."
In Israel, Beitenu began testing today with all Knesset members in the Mishkan to see if there are 90 Knesset members who would support Kasif's impeachment, and among other things, the party said that they were informed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who refrained from signing the initial procedure, is expected to support the plenum vote.
The party tweeted this morning on X: "Ganz, Lapid - the removal of the terrorist supporter Ofer Kasif from the Israeli Knesset is the order of the hour!".
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