Opposition lawmakers on the Knesset Communications Committee claim that the coalition failed to properly publish the updated media bill text, denying them the opportunity to submit reservations, according to Israeli media. MK Yurai Lahav-Hertzanu (Yesh Atid) said he was excluded from the internal group where the text was shared, even though he is not a committee member.
Opposition lawmakers on the Knesset Communications Committee have alleged that the coalition failed to properly publish the updated text of the media regulation bill, blocking their ability to submit reservations. MK Yurai Lahav-Hertzanu (Yesh Atid) stated that he was not included in the internal group where the text was distributed, despite not being a committee member. The dispute is the latest in a series of opposition complaints about the bill's passage. As The Zioneer has reported, opposition MKs have previously alleged procedural violations, foreign interests, and were ejected from committee meetings. The coalition has been pushing the bill through committee ahead of final plenum votes.
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