Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi is refusing to send the new communications law back to the Economic Affairs Committee for amendment, despite having promised the Haredi parties to cancel the government app it establishes, according to Channel 12's Eli Hirsman. Karhi is instead asking the Haredim to remove seven sections dealing with the app during the final plenary vote, deepening the coalition crisis.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi is refusing to return the new communications law to the Knesset's Economic Affairs Committee for amendment, despite having promised the Haredi parties to cancel the government app the law establishes. According to Channel 12's Eli Hirsman, Karhi is instead asking the Haredim to remove seven sections dealing with the app during the final plenary vote. The move deepens the coalition crisis between Karhi and the Haredi parties, who had been assured the app would be dropped. The law has been a contentious element in the coalition, with Haredi lawmakers demanding the app's removal before supporting the final vote.
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