Opposition lawmakers on the Knesset Communications Committee sent a letter to the Knesset legal advisor Monday morning alleging that Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi submitted substantive wording changes less than two hours before the debate, reportedly under pressure from Haredi parties. The letter states the Knesset is not the minister's 'rubber stamp.'
Opposition MKs on the Knesset Communications Committee sent a letter to the Knesset legal advisor Monday morning, according to N12's Amit Atias. The letter alleges that Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi submitted substantive wording changes less than two hours before the debate, and that these changes were made under pressure from ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) parties. The opposition argues that the committee's decisions were not reflected in the final text placed in the plenum, and that the Knesset is being treated as a rubber stamp. The media reform bill, which aims to regulate media ownership and content, has been a flashpoint between the coalition and opposition, with previous procedural disputes and allegations of foreign influence. The legal advisor's response is pending.
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