Netanyahu tells Likud MKs he is working to push off judicial selection panel vote by a month

By Carrie Keller-Lynn 14 June 2023, 12:27 pm

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Carrie Keller-Lynn is a former political and legal correspondent for The Times of Israel

View of the almost empty assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, June 14, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Likud lawmakers confirm to The Times of Israel that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told them during their party meeting to vote against all candidates, in hopes of forcing the Judicial Selection Committee staffing vote back by one month.

If only two candidates remain on the ballot, then lawmakers can vote “against” them and if a majority does so, a new vote will be held in 30 days.

Netanyahu is hoping to pressure all coalition MKs to withdraw from the ballot, leaving only Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar and Likud MK Tally Gotliv, who has said she will not withdraw no matter what.