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Likud MK Edelstein said sanctioned over opposition to coalition bills
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Coalition chairman Ofir Katz informs Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman Yuli Edelstein that he will not be allowed to submit any bills for a month and will not be allowed to speak on behalf of their Likud party, national broadcaster Kan reports.
Katz has similarly penalized MK Dan Illouz for his recent conduct, banning him from submitting private bills for the next month and a half and removing him from the Knesset Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs and Defense committees.
Both Illouz and Edelstein have come out against legislation relating to ultra-Orthodox IDF enlistment, with Edelstein saying he will only allow it to pass his committee if lawmakers can reach a “broad consensus” on the matter.
Illouz has also come out publicly against the coalition-supported Daycare Bill, which aims to guarantee that the children of ultra-Orthodox men who are obligated to perform military service, but have not done so, will continue to be eligible for state-funded daycare subsidies.
