Likud punishes stalwart Yuli Edelstein for absence during judicial reform vote
The override clause bill passed its first reading late Monday night in a 61-52 vote.
By MICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
MK Yuli Edelstein will not be allowed to propose private bills, raise topics for discussion or speak in the Likud’s name in the Knesset plenum for the next three weeks due to his intentional absence from Monday night’s judicial reform vote, coalition whip and Likud faction head Ofir Katz said Tuesday.
Edelstein was absent from the Knesset plenum during the voting sessions – something that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reportedly known about in advance – to protest the continuation of the legislative process without broad consensus. He was the only Likud MK to do so. Despite his absence, the reform bill on judicial review, including the override clause, passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum after midnight on Monday.
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The override clause bill passed its first reading late Monday night in a 61-52 vote.
By MICHAEL STARR, ELIAV BREUER
MK Yuli Edelstein will not be allowed to propose private bills, raise topics for discussion or speak in the Likud’s name in the Knesset plenum for the next three weeks due to his intentional absence from Monday night’s judicial reform vote, coalition whip and Likud faction head Ofir Katz said Tuesday.
Edelstein was absent from the Knesset plenum during the voting sessions – something that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reportedly known about in advance – to protest the continuation of the legislative process without broad consensus. He was the only Likud MK to do so. Despite his absence, the reform bill on judicial review, including the override clause, passed its first reading in the Knesset plenum after midnight on Monday.
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