During a High Court of Justice hearing on the State Comptroller's powers, Justice Barak-Erez asked the government's attorney whether a Knesset member may break party discipline and vote openly. Attorney Bombach representing the government replied: "I think so."
At a Sunday morning High Court of Justice session on the State Comptroller's authority, Justice Daphne Barak-Erez pressed the government's legal representative, Attorney Yitzhak Bombach, on whether coalition discipline can be defied with a public vote. Bombach answered in the affirmative, stating that in his view an MK may leave the party line and vote openly. The exchange touches on the broader legal and political debate over the Knesset's oversight of the executive and the comptroller's ability to probe government conduct. The court has yet to rule.
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