Lacking votes, coalition pulls bill reapplying Israeli law to Israelis in West Bank

Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar pulls a bill to renew the application of some Israeli law to Israelis living in the West Bank from today’s Knesset agenda, after the coalition is unable to rally support to guarantee its passage.

“Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar agreed to the request of the alternate prime minister [Yair Lapid] and Prime Minister [Naftali Bennett] to postpone for a week the vote on the bill to extend the validity of emergency regulations (Judea and Samaria – Judgment of Offenses and Legal Aid), in order to maximize efforts to pass this vital law,” reads a statement from Sa’ar’s office.

Earlier today, the opposition’s right-religious bloc leaders said they would not lend a hand to pass any coalition legislation. Unsure if it has the support of Islamist Arab Ra’am party, the deadlocked coalition withdrew the bill.