Benny Begin vows to vote against Amona bill

14 November 2016, 5:35 pm

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Likud MK Benny Begin says he will not vote in favor of a law to officially recognize illegal West Bank settlements, which was passed by a ministerial committee yesterday.

During a Likud faction meeting, Begin, the son of former prime minister Menachem Begin, says he will also look to convince other Knesset members to vote against the so-called regulation bill, according to the Walla news site.

“You are putting the prime minister under siege. Why did you sign a petition that supports the regulation bill?” he asks.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said publicly that he is against the proposed law; however, the chairman of the coalition, David Bitan, counters Begin’s claim, saying the prime minister in fact supports the measure.