Explaining votes against budget and related bills, Ben Gvir says push to fire AG ‘not just some gimmick’

The Knesset narrowly approves another two bills linked to proposed state budget in their first readings, with the coalition’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party similarly voting against the legislation.

In a Facebook post, Ben Gvir says his push to oust Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara “is not just some gimmick” but “a red line.”

“Either the attorney general topples the government, or the right-wing government will decide it is sovereign and send her home. Unfortunately there’s no other option,” he writes.

He also takes a swipe at fellow far-right coalition party leader, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, accusing him of torpedoing his proposal to fire Baharav-Miara.

“I have neither the intention nor energy to get into Smotrich’s ego and jealousy issues, I’m not a psychologist,” Ben Gvir adds.

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