Likud says it’ll back forming committee to probe judges’ conflicts of interest

8 July 2020, 2:18 pm

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud party says it’ll vote in favor of far-right MK Bezalel Smotrich’s proposal to establish a Knesset committee to investigate judges’ alleged conflicts of interest, drawing sharp criticism from his coalition partners in the Blue and White party.

“A vote in favor of establishing an investigative committee for judges is a declaration of war against Israeli democracy,” Blue and White says in a statement.

The Likud announcement comes after reports said the coalition would oppose the formation of the committee and that lawmakers in Netanyahu’s party would be required to vote against it.