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From the Liveblog of Wednesday, July 8, 2020

Coalition whip: We don’t want elections, Likud voters expect us to back panel to probe judges

8 July 2020, 3:03 pm

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Coalition chairman Miki Zohar denies Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud party is seeking new elections by backing the formation of a committee to investigate judges’ alleged conflicts of interest, despite fierce opposition from its Blue and White coalition partners.

“The decision to vote in favor of the investigative committee… derives solely from our desire to meet the expectations of our voters. We have no desire to go to elections,” Zohar tweets.

He adds: “I hope that a way will be found to iron out the difficulties with Blue and White. This is the order of the hour.”

Likud MK Miki Zohar reacts during an Arrangements Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, January 13, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

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