The Knesset Communications Committee approved the Communications Law in its second and third (final) readings, advancing it to the plenum, according to Dafna Liel (N12). The vote proceeded despite a prior statement by United Torah Judaism that it would oppose the bill.
The Knesset Communications Committee approved the Communications Law for its second and third (final) readings on Monday afternoon, advancing the bill to a plenum vote despite opposition from coalition partner United Torah Judaism. The approval was reported by Dafna Liel (N12).
Earlier Monday, UTJ leaders MKs Yitzhak Goldknopf and Moshe Gafni both confirmed the faction would vote against Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's broadcast law, as The Zioneer reported at 13:23. The party previously set red lines around Shabbat sanctity and protecting Israel's Jewish character in the debate. UTJ was absent from the committee vote.
The bill's advancement to its final legislative stages means the coalition faces a test of internal cohesion. The law would restructure Israel's broadcast licensing regime; UTJ has warned it expands Shabbat desecration under state auspices.
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