Justice minister criticizes Netanyahu for surprise Western Wall vote

27 June 2017, 7:05 pm

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Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked criticizes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the surprise vote in the cabinet earlier this week to freeze the Western Wall agreement, a decision that sparked fury among American and liberal Jewish groups.

“We backed the prime minister on the [Western Wall] framework, and thought it was the right thing to do,” Shaked says Tuesday in an interview with Army Radio.

Ministers were surprised when the vote was announced, she adds.

“It wasn’t okay, even if it’s his right as prime minister, that [the vote to freeze the agreement] wasn’t put on the [cabinet meeting’s] agenda. The right thing to do would be to put it on the agenda so ministers can prepare.”