MK Yoav Ben Tzur (Shas) said Wednesday evening that Shas will not coordinate with United Torah Judaism and will vote for the bill to split the attorney general's role. Ben Tzur called the High Court's interim order blocking the arrest freeze bill 'another dangerous escalation of judicial dictatorship,' according to N12.
Shas's decision to support the attorney general split bill, announced Wednesday evening, marks a break with coalition partner United Torah Judaism. MK Yoav Ben Tzur (Shas) told N12 that the party would back the bill, criticizing the High Court's recent interim order blocking the arrest freeze legislation as a 'dangerous escalation of judicial dictatorship.' The move comes as UTJ, led by MK Moshe Gafni, earlier conditioned its support for the bill on a government decision regarding funding for haredi daycare teachers, as The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday. The coalition dispute underscores ongoing tensions within the government over judicial reform legislation.
2 developments
- StrongUnited Torah Judaism joins Shas in blocking coalition legislation unless draft-evader arrests end and Torah study Basic Law passes
- StrongMK Pindrus calls to split Attorney General role, claims power used to imprison Haredim
- StrongMK Vaturi: Coalition aims to pass attorney general split bill this term, first step to dismantling 'junta'
- DevelopingCoalition expected to pass attorney general split bill tonight, MK Saada says
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