Coalition lawmakers on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee are systematically rejecting the opposition's reservations to the detention bill, one after another, according to a report. The bill is advancing toward final approval in the plenum. The report did not specify how many reservations remain for a vote.
Coalition lawmakers on the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee are advancing the detention bill — a legislative effort to freeze arrests — by voting down opposition reservations one after another, according to a Hebrew-language media report. The report, from a reporter at N12, said the bill is on its way toward final approval in the plenum but did not specify how many of the more than 3,600 opposition reservations remain to be voted on. Earlier Tuesday, opposition MK Dan Iluz submitted 105 reservations of his own, the most of any single lawmaker, ahead of the committee votes.
The detention bill has been a contentious piece of legislation, drawing widespread opposition criticism. Previous coalition efforts to move similar bills through committee saw objections and even the ejection of opposition lawmakers from discussions — as occurred in June during the media regulation bill debate. The committee's current marathon voting session is the coalition's attempt to clear the legislative path before the Knesset is expected to dissolve for elections.
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