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Meretz chairwoman Tamar Zandberg accused the coalition of “obsessive dealings with law authorities in order to protect a prime minister who is drowning in investigation,” which she called “a mark of Cain on Israeli democracy.”Zandberg warned that the bill will prevent the state attorney from submitting appeals in cases involving more serious crimes, like sexual harassment, if the sentence is under 10 years.Zionist Union head Yoel Hasson called Amsalem “Netanyahu’s law tailor.”According to Hasson, the coalition whip “is a personal emissary who puts himself at risk for Netanyahu to continue to avoid decisions about his legal matters. That is not how an elected official should behave.“Netanyahu is just an example of how this government cares about itself, and should be sent home,” he said.MK Karin Elharar of Yesh Atid said the bill is “personal, meant to serve the prime minister,” and called it “unfortunate that instead of thinking of bills that will take care of the general public’s rights, [Amsalem] appears to be working very hard to create laws that benefit elected officials, specifically Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu.”
New Likud bill could impact potential Netanyahu sentence
The bill would prohibit the State Attorney from appealing sentences of under 10 years, for crimes like property offenses, bribery, fraud and breach of trust.
