MK Yaakov Asher (United Torah Judaism) attacked Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky during a Knesset Committee session on the Basic Law: Torah Study bill, telling her: "You spit on us and tell us it's rain — this document is a document of hypocrisy, not a legal document!" The exchange underscores the sharp coalition-opposition divide over the controversial bill.
MK Yaakov Asher (United Torah Judaism) delivered a sharp attack on Deputy Attorney General Avital Sompolinsky during a Knesset Committee hearing on Monday afternoon regarding the Basic Law: Torah Study bill. Asher accused the deputy AG of presenting a hypocritical legal opinion against the legislation, saying: "You spit on us and tell us it's rain — this document is a document of hypocrisy, not a legal document!"
The incident follows a session earlier on Monday in which Deputy AG Sompolinsky read the government legal adviser's formal opposition to the bill, stating that "legislating a Basic Law chapter is no small matter," as The Zioneer reported at 14:25. The Torah Study Basic Law, which would enshrine the right to Torah study and equate it with national service, has been a flashpoint in coalition politics for weeks, drawing criticism from secular opposition parties, legal officials, and even some international allies. The Knesset Committee previously approved transferring the bill from the Constitution Committee to the Knesset Committee, a procedural step opposed by the Knesset's own legal adviser. The exchange on Monday reflects the continuing bitterness of the debate as the bill advances.
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