Lawmakers debate controversial recommendations bill in stormy Knesset session

Lawmakers clash in a particularly stormy Knesset session ahead of a plenum vote on the controversial police recommendations bill.

Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni slams the legislation as an effort by Netanyahu to “prevent the public from knowing the truth.

The author of the bill, Likud’s David Amsalem, slams opposition lawmakers for criticizing the legislation as an attempt to undermine Netanyahu’s right-wing government.

The bill is widely seen as an attempt by Likud lawmakers to shield the prime minister from public fallout should police find sufficient evidence to warrant criminal charges by prosecutors.