Families were blocked from entering the visitors’ section of the plenum to observe a discussion regarding a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 massacre.
The law’s purpose is to deter MKs from switching sides during a given Knesset for opportunistic reasons, i.e. to prevent “political bribery.”
The move was not a total surprise since Roll had expressed his dissatisfaction with the party line on a number of occasions since October 7.
Rothman and other supporters of the bill have argued that there is an inherent conflict of interest in the current system
“There is no place for considerations detached from reality when the security of the state and national resilience are at stake,” they added.
Members of the IBA and the opposition argued that the bill was an attempt to exact revenge on the IBA by harming its independent ability to set its budget.
For soldiers, the parallels between the Knesset’s betrayal and the IDF leadership’s failures are glaring.
The new probe will begin within 30 days after the government announces the end of the Israel-Hamas War or after a year passed since the new legislation will reportedly be made.
Coalition leaders in closed-door negotiations have attempted to find a compromise between the IDF's needs and the demand of the haredi parties that yeshiva students remain exempt from service.
Amidst the chaos of the days and weeks following the October 7 Hamas massacre, Israel's Members of Knesset received thousands of requests for aid.
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