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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Netanyahu pulls ‘Rabbis Bill’ from Knesset agenda hours before scheduled vote
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Minister attends a Knesset plenum vote in Jerusalem on June 11, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Ahead of Wednesday morning’s scheduled vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to drop the “Rabbis Bill” from the agenda of the Knesset plenum and the parliamentary committee that’s deliberating the highly contentious legislation, according to a statement from the coalition cited by Hebrew media outlets.
The statement released overnight says Netanyahu ordered the move after consulting with coalition whip Ofir Katz, who was set to remove two fellow Likud lawmakers from the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee over their opposition to the bill.
