Itamar Ben Gvir, 3rd place on the list of religious Zionism, announces right now that he will agree to join the coalition only on the condition that the Immunity Law is changed and will also allow for the arrest of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This was revealed this morning (Friday) in Yedioth Ahronoth.
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Until 2005, every Knesset member enjoys automatic immunity. After a series of storms around MKs’ use of the immunity of the law is different, and from now on an MK who wants to avoid prosecution must proactively request immunity from the Knesset and it decides whether to give it to him.
Now Ben Gvir declares that he will not agree to enter the coalition without committing to enact a law whose draft he has already drafted. At his request, the Immunity Act will be amended in relation to the Prime Minister and ministers, and these will enjoy automatic immunity that will be removed only in the event that the Knesset actively votes in favor of removing their immunity.
Another section, which is the most dramatic of all, in fact allows for the suspension of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s ongoing trial. The draft bill drafted by Ben Gvir reads: “A criminal case that was conducted against a cabinet member before the entry into force of this law will be delayed within 30 days. The government is immune from the charge in question. “
Netanyahu was asked if he would support this today in an interview with Radio Haifa, and said: “Nonsense. The answer is no. It is a childish media spin. Ben Gvir, so this whole thing is just nonsense. “
The prime minister added that “he did not coordinate anything with me, hope he coordinated with himself”.
In response, Ben Gvir said: “With all due respect and appreciation to the Prime Minister, my position in principle is that it is not possible to accept a situation in which the Attorney General runs the country with unlimited power, when he can determine who will be prime ministers and prime ministers And the Prime Minister to function in complete independence.
“The bill I intend to put on the Knesset table does not depend on the identity of the prime minister or minister – but is correct for any government, even if it is a left-wing government. It is time to take power from the jurists and officials who stole our country and return it to elected officials.”