The Constitution Committee on Rabbinical Law/Maariv
The chairman of the coalition, Ofir Katz, informed this morning (Tuesday) that it was decided to remove the Jewish religious services bill from the agenda - such as, the elections of city rabbis, regional rabbis, settlement rabbis and neighborhood rabbis, known as the "rabbinic law". The intention of the coalition is to promote the The law, in the shadow of the continued fighting in Gaza, received a lot of criticism from all ends of the political spectrum
- including in the coalition.
"After speaking with the heads of the coalition factions as well as after speaking with Shas chairman Rabbi Aryeh Deri, it was decided that at this time it is not right to advance controversial legislation." Coalition Chairman Katz announced, "Therefore, the rabbinical bill will be removed from the agenda. These days our duty is to strive for unity in the nation as much as possible."
"At this time it is not right to promote controversial legislation."
MK Katz/Reuven Castro
The chairman of the state camp, Minister Benny Gantz, welcomed the decision: "I welcome the removal of the rabbinic law from the agenda.
While our good sons and daughters are fighting valiantly in Gaza, with 134 abductees and abductees held captive by Hamas, we must be united around the goals of the war, and not engage in controversial legislation that will sow discord in the people and the leadership.
" I congratulate the chairman of the coalition, MK Ofir Katz, for the decision to stop the promotion of the rabbinic law legislation following our opposition (the state right-wing factions and the state camp) and also some members of the Knesset in Likud.
This is a bad law, which would harm the Israeli public.
We are at war and we must not return to divisive legislation and the atmosphere that preceded 07/10".
The bill that was promoted by Shas and also supported by the other factions of the original coalition was supposed to be debated in preparation for its approval by the Constitution Committee for first reading.
Among other things, the proposal will make it possible to appoint more than a thousand rabbis of new cities, settlements and neighborhoods and to increase the number of rabbis who receive a salary by more than three times.
The proposal will allow for the appointment of 768 additional settlement rabbis and 278 new neighborhood rabbis, in a way that will give Minister of Religion Michael Malchiali of Shas control over these appointments.
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The state right faction and the state camp faction decided yesterday to veto the further promotion of a bill.
On the other hand, senior officials in the coalition accused: "The state camp also violated the agreement with us and not once. We messed up about the vote against the budget, we messed up about Gantz's trip to the USA without permission, and about many laws that they decide not to vote on."
So now they will also go to bed and swallow the frog."
However, as mentioned, the criticism was also hurled by coalition officials. Members of the Knesset in Likud yesterday opposed the coalition's intention to advance the Jewish religious services bill. MK Eli Dellal said: "Perhaps there are some who have forgotten, but In a tank in Gaza or on the northern border, there are currently soldiers together who think differently and mobilized to fight together and left everything aside. Like them, we elected officials should not get involved in what could create division, debate and division. No law is worth it at this time - yes, not even the law of the rabbis."
MK Tali Gottlieb also announced that she would not support the law of city rabbis: "This time I will not let them use me to promote a law that will not do anything except for discrimination and division during wartime.
I appeal to all Likud members to oppose the introduction of the new rabbinical law.
it is not the time.
There is room to discuss this law seriously and to avoid unnecessary fuss at this difficult time.
enough".
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