MK Erez Malul (Shas) launched a blistering verbal attack on Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon during a Knesset Constitution Committee hearing on the bill to split the Attorney General's role, accusing Limon of acting out of hatred and alleging he was promised the top job in return for bringing down the coalition. "I promise you it won't happen," Malul said, according to Channel 12.
The confrontation unfolded during the Constitution Committee's deliberations on Monday over the proposed bill to split the office of the Attorney General—a key piece of coalition legislation that has fueled renewed tensions between the government and the legal establishment. According to Channel 12, Malul specifically accused Limon and the recently removed Attorney General of acting out of personal hatred toward the coalition. "You want to be the next attorney general and they promised you that if you take down the government, but I promise you it won't happen," Malul said. The outburst is the latest in a series of coalition attacks on Limon. As The Zioneer reported earlier today, MK Yinnon Azoulay (Shas) also targeted Limon during a hearing on the daycare subsidy bill, accusing him of acting as the de facto opposition leader. The exchanges underscore the heightened coalition-legislative friction ahead of a no-confidence motion and the broader push to restructure the legal system. Malul's specific allegation that Limon was promised promotion in return for political sabotage is not independently verified.
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