The original bill proposal was that the power to elect the watchdog would shift from the judicial selection committee to the Knesset.
Levin’s 2023 proposal would have given the government a majority on the committee and, thus, the power to appoint judges as it saw fit.
The move was not a total surprise since Roll had expressed his dissatisfaction with the party line on a number of occasions since October 7.
"A" operated from a sincere desire to ensure that decision-makers operate with a complete intelligence picture for the benefit of the country's security," the letter read.
Rothman and other supporters of the bill have argued that there is an inherent conflict of interest in the current system
The attorney general’s office wrote in a legal opinion in November that the bill proposal “gives almost decisive weight to the freedom of action of Knesset members."
If we have early elections, all these issues will have to be addressed by both Netanyahu and the opposition parties.
Against the background of the renewed attempt to formulate an outline for the release of hostages, a group of Knesset members in the coalition formulated a bill that would tighten enforcement against
Gotliv’s bill would block any investigation from opening in the first place unless a 90-MK supermajority approves it, except for corruption-related charges.
According to the lawsuit, Cohen attempted to link the Brothers in Arms organization to an espionage case it had no connection to, flagrantly violating a gag order intended to protect state security.
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