Opposition leader says outpost bill will lead Israel to ICC

Opposition leader Isaac Herzog says the Regulation Bill poses a “very serious danger” to the State of Israel.

“This law creates de facto annexation, contrary to all of Israel’s international obligations. It is due to this law that the UN Security Council adopted its resolution against the settlements,” says Herzog at the weekly faction meeting.

The opposition leader also raps Liberman for saying he’ll support the bill in the Knesset even while believing the High Court will later disqualify it. “You cannot say on the one hand that you will support the bill and also say the High Court will reject it,” says Herzog. “You’re the defense minister.”

Like Herzog, Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni says the first reading of the outpost legalization bill drove the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution in December lambasting settlements.

“We will pay for the second and third votes [on the outpost legalization bill] in the International Criminal Court in The Hague,” the former foreign minister says.

Indicating the opposition will filibuster the Monday night vote, Herzog holds up hundreds of objections to the law that his party will present in the plenum.

— Marissa Newman