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Otzma Yehudit agrees to further pause on bill granting troops immunity

Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party, visits Beit Orot, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of At-Tur, October 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Itamar Ben Gvir, head of the Otzma Yehudit political party, visits Beit Orot, in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of At-Tur, October 13, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s far-right Otzma Yehudit announces it has agreed to further shelve a controversial proposal to grant Israeli security forces immunity from prosecution, following warnings the measure could expose troops to foreign prosecution and have a severely negative impact on the relations between law enforcement and the public.

In a statement, Otzma Yehudit says it reached a deal with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party to not advance the bill next week and instead have all coalition parties bring in an expert to present a legal opinion on the matter.

Additionally, Otzma Yehudit will put forward a bill to set a minimum sentence of three years for those found guilty of running criminal protection rackets, with a maximum sentence of 10 years.

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