Despite the announcement by Ministers Bnei Gantz and Yair Lapid, the decision to establish a committee to investigate the submarines will not be on the government’s agenda tomorrow (Sunday). The official reason: the issue did not enter the agenda envelope in time; The unspoken reason: The government, especially on the right wing, is waiting to see what happens with Netanyahu and the plea deal at the door. On Friday, against the background of the half-demonstrators who demanded the establishment of a submarine investigation committee, Ministers Ganz and Lapid announced to the media:
Defense Minister Ganz said that “the establishment of the commission of inquiry is a necessary step in maintaining Israel’s security. This is a national need, and I thank the prime minister, the foreign minister, the justice minister and all those who support raising the resolution.”
Foreign Minister Lapid also said: “We promised the Israeli public that we will not give up on investigating the affair – and we kept it. Israel”.
Despite the statements, however, one of the ministers told Globes that it was a “hasty” statement on the part of the two and the issue was not on the agenda at all. Minister Eli Avidar said on Saturday to protest activists at a conference call this morning: “If Bennett prevents the approval of the submarine investigation committee, it means one thing: Bennett is about to stab the change camp in the back. .
We will mention that Lapid and Bennett have a veto on the agenda as an alternate prime minister in front of a prime minister, so it is not impossible that Bennett is the one delaying the issue. Last week, the submarine convoy of the Hakira Now movement arrived outside the home of Defense Minister Bnei Gantz in Rosh HaAyin. The minister went out to the protesters, thanked them for their struggle and said that “it needs to be investigated, I hope we can promote it”, and indeed won the backing of Lapid. But it turns out that promises to the protesters separately and the ability to perform separately, Gantz and Lapid depend on Bennett’s pedestal to move forward with the execution.