MK Yitzhak Pindros (United Torah Judaism) began an extended speech on the Knesset plenum floor Wednesday evening, delaying the vote on the first reading of the Basic Law: Torah Study, according to Knesset reports. The bill, which Prime Minister Netanyahu is expected to attend after skipping its preliminary reading, faces a filibuster ahead of the roll call.
MK Yitzhak Pindros (United Torah Judaism) began a filibuster speech on the Knesset plenum floor at around 21:15 Wednesday evening, delaying the first-reading vote on the Basic Law: Torah Study, according to Knesset reports. The bill is a flagship coalition initiative to enshrine Torah study as a constitutional right.
The move follows Prime Minister Netanyahu’s earlier absence from the preliminary reading of the bill, which drew criticism from coalition parties. Netanyahu later confirmed he would attend the plenum vote this evening, as The Zioneer reported at 19:49 Jerusalem. Pindros’s filibuster is widely seen as an attempt to pressure the coalition or secure concessions before the vote. It remains unclear how long the speech will last or whether the coalition can secure the necessary majority for passage.
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