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Several Likud MKs said to ask Netanyahu to delay Milwidsky’s appointment as Knesset finance panel head
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAriela Karmel is a political correspondent at The Times of Israel. She previously reported for Calcalist and Haaretz. She holds an MA in Middle Eastern and African History from Tel Aviv University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.
Several Likud lawmakers are requesting that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delay the appointment of MK Hanoch Milwidsky as chair of the Knesset Finance Committee, according to Hebrew media, following news that the lawmaker is being investigated by police for suspected sexual offenses.
Earlier today, Likud issued a statement backing Milwidsky and lashing out against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, whom the party accused without evidence of launching the probe in retaliation for the government’s ongoing efforts to remove her from office.
Milwidsky had been slated to take over the influential Finance Committee this week following the departure of United Torah Judaism’s Moshe Gafni, whose party quit the coalition over the failure to pass legislation exempting yeshiva students from military service.
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