Knesset postpones discussion of bill to curb domestic violence

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation postpones a discussion on an initiative to monitor suspected abusive spouses by forcing them to wear electronic tracking tags.

The bill would allow courts to order the tags placed on suspects after a complaint of domestic violence has been lodged against them, even without a full trial and conviction.

The author of the bill, MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) in a statement says slams the decision to postpone the discussion again.

“Petty political fights are being fought at the expense of women who are in danger,” she says. “The next tragedy is only a matter of time.”

A spokesperson from the party tells the Times of Israel the bill was pulled from the committee’s docket over opposition from the Finance Ministry, and will be revisited next month.

The move comes amid growing public outrage over the high murder rate of women by their partners, and with police investigating four such incidents that took place last week alone.

— Raoul Wootliff