Likud: Delay in High Court vote 'reasonable' in light of security developments

The Likud party hits back at the Jewish Home for rejecting a request by Netanyahu to again postpone a vote on a controversial bill designed to limit the powers of the High Court, saying that “any reaonsable person” would understand that the prime minister has been busy lately.

“Any reasonable person understands that last week the prime minister dealt with matters of paramount importance to the security of the state,” the party says in a statement.

But Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett insists his party’s bill was necessary for the government to function, and says he expects Netanyahu to vote in favor of the bill during Sunday’s vote “as he has promised.”