The Knesset will debate the state budget overnight as haredi draft demands add tension; final votes are set for Tuesday after months of political maneuvering.
Among other threats and manipulations, hostage families were told that if they spoke out, their family member who was held hostage would turn into a symbol.
If Naftali Bennet decides to run, the coalition would be left with 49 seats, whereas a Bennet-led opposition would have 61.
The bills were expected to pass with a comfortable majority, following the return of MK Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit party to the government.
The Knesset is set to approve Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s reappointment despite legal challenges.
Lapid said the "violent and extortionate bill" would be repealed in the first week of next Knesset.
Opposition MKs boycott votes after pleas from hostage family members
So far, the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has rejected 2,700 out of 70,000 objections. The coalition enjoys a majority in the committee.
The abstention means that the government now has a comfortable majority to pass the Economics Arrangements Bill on Wednesday.
Additionally, the letter stated that Netanyahu and Katz have neglected to enforce the haredi draft bill, which also “harms the security and national interests of the State of Israel.”
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