Joint List says it hasn't decided whether it'll back visa waiver bills

The majority-Arab Joint List party hasn’t decided whether to backstop coalition parties should they try to force legislation designed to facilitate visa-free travel to the US through the Knesset despite Likud opposition.

“We haven’t decided [how to vote],” says a spokesperson for faction leader Ayman Odeh.

Party sources say the bill to help advance Israel’s progress towards joining the US’s Visa Waiver Program is not a Joint List priority.

As the bill would only be coming up for its first reading, it would likely spill into a post-dispersal period during which legislation can only be passed through agreement among the Knesset’s parties, and unlikely to move forward with Likud opposition.