Opposition bill advances after Mansour Abbas accidentally votes in favor

Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas attends a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Ra'am party leader Mansour Abbas attends a press conference at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

A bill backed by the opposition passes an initial vote by 60-59 after coalition MK Mansour Abbas accidentally votes in favor of the legislation.

The bill, submitted by Likud MK Orly Levy, calls for solar panels on apartment buildings that are undergoing “Pinui Binui” — a process of demolishing and reconstructing shared homes across Israel.

The coalition opposes the legislation, but it passes a first reading due to Abbas’s error.

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