In about-face, Blue and White says it won’t support removal of Shasha-Biton

13 July 2020, 6:37 pm

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In an apparent about-face, the Blue and White party announces that it will not support a Likud effort to ax Coronavirus Committee chairwoman Yifat Shasha-Biton after she voted to reverse a government decision to shutter pools and gyms.

“In light of the importance of the Knesset’s role as a supervisory body, it is not appropriate to remove the chairwoman of the Coronavirus Committee, Yifat Shasha-Biton. If the Likud puts forth a vote on the issue – we will not take part in it,” the party says in a statement carried by Channel 12.

It was not immediately clear whether “not take part in it” meant that Blue and White would actually block Shasha-Biton’s removal or whether it would just not vote in favor of it.