National Security Minister Ben Gvir says Shas has announced it will oppose the coalition bill to bar Red Cross visits to Palestinian security prisoners, calling it 'unbelievable' harm to Israel's security. The charge escalates intra-coalition tensions hours after the bill was defeated in a vote that Haredi factions boycotted.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir charged Monday evening that the Shas party has announced it will oppose the coalition bill to bar Red Cross visits to Palestinian security prisoners. In a statement published by Ben Gvir, he described the move as 'unbelievable' and said Shas is 'choosing to harm Israel's security and allow the antisemitic organization to visit Nukhba terrorists and spread blood libels against the heroic prison guards and the State of Israel.' He warned that a 'Deri-Tibi deal' is back 'in a big way.'
The charge follows the bill's defeat earlier Monday evening, when Haredi factions boycotted the vote, leaving the coalition without the 61 votes needed to pass it, as The Zioneer reported at 21:22. Ben Gvir's camp had already accused Shas chairman Aryeh Deri on Monday evening of pushing for Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists; Shas earlier conditioned its support for the bill on the Torah Study Basic Law's passage. The episode highlights growing coalition friction ahead of the state budget vote.
- DevelopingRed Cross prison access bill fails after Haredi parties boycott vote
- DevelopingShas conditions Red Cross bill support on Torah Study Basic Law, slams Ben Gvir
- DevelopingBen Gvir accuses Shas of harming Israeli security, says Deri-Tibi deal is back
- DevelopingBen Gvir camp slams Deri, accuses him of pushing for Red Cross visits to Nukhba terrorists
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