Knesset Legal Advisor Sagit Afik reportedly clarified that the broadcast law amendment cannot be passed in its current form. The issue of regulating 'broadcasts of abomination' was split from the law at an early stage and cannot be retroactively added, she said. Additionally, the insertion of a Shabbat-related reservation without committee discussion constitutes a procedural defect, rendering the amendment illegal.
Knesset Legal Advisor Sagit Afik dealt a procedural blow to Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, stating that the broadcast law amendment currently under discussion is fundamentally flawed. According to a report, Afik explained that the section concerning 'broadcasts of abomination' — a term used for content deemed offensive to Jewish values — was separated from the bill at an early legislative stage, and therefore cannot be reintroduced through the current amendment. Moreover, the inclusion of a reservation regarding Shabbat, which was not discussed in the relevant Knesset committee, constitutes a procedural defect that makes the amendment illegal. The Zioneer previously reported that United Torah Judaism had set red lines on Shabbat in the broadcast law debate, though today's legal opinion adds a procedural dimension that could force the coalition back to the drawing board. The implications for the legislative timeline remain unclear.
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