During a Knesset committee debate on MK Tali Gottlieb's request for parliamentary immunity, opposition coordinator MK Merav Ben Ari demanded that Gottlieb explain why she allegedly exposed the name of a Shin Bet officer and whether she received any benefit for doing so. The hearing continues a long-running political and legal battle over the MK's actions.
The Knesset committee hearing on MK Tali Gottlieb's immunity request grew heated Monday morning as opposition coordinator MK Merav Ben Ari confronted Gottlieb directly. Ben Ari asked: "In the next government you will go to trial and pay your debt — why did you expose a Shin Bet officer, why did you publish, what did you get out of it? Did you receive consideration for publishing the name of the Shin Bet officer?" The exchange took place during the committee's session on determining criminal immunity for Gottlieb.
This is the latest development in a weeks-long saga. The Zioneer previously reported (June 9) that the Shin Bet had issued an opinion stating Gottlieb endangered a senior security service member and his family. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has warned that granting immunity would endanger state security. The Knesset committee has already held several sessions on the matter; a previous hearing on June 8 ended without a decision. Coalition members have accused the legal establishment of political persecution, while the opposition has pressed for criminal accountability.
The committee vote on Gottlieb's immunity has been repeatedly postponed. Likud has declared mandatory attendance for all coalition MKs. The current hearing, convened Monday June 15, remains ongoing.
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