The acute crisis continues: The Blue and White faction will not participate in private legislation today (Wednesday) in the Knesset, and will not take part in the votes except for three issues in which Blue and White claims to have significant or immediate harm if passed, in which Blue and White opposes the coalition.
Ganz: Decisions that directly concern Israel’s security
The Minister of Defense and Chairman of Blue and White Bnei Gantz says: “Blue and White and I will not compromise on the passage of laws and government decisions that have been made and directly concern Israel’s security, the strength of the IDF and its future and the image of Israeli society.”
The votes will be opposed by blue and white:
- Basic Bill: Justice (Amendment – Restricting the Term of the Supreme Court Judge).
- Establishment of a parliamentary inquiry committee into doubling the price of submarines.
- Basic Bill: Justice (Amendment – Acceptance of the maximum period of office of a Supreme Court judge for the term of office of a Prime Minister).
The opposition recognizes an opportunity to embarrass the coalition as they did last week when it was the turn of the RAM faction to boycott the votes in the plenum and ordered Knesset members not to be absent from the Mishkan, “The coalition is very fragile,” In time for the votes, whoever judges himself actually saves the coalition from falling. “
As you may recall, the crisis with blue and white culminated when during the mediation meeting between Defense Minister Bnei Gantz and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, a very senior coalition official issued a humiliating briefing on Gantz in which he claimed: “We were surprised by Gantz’s move. “In the security of the state but in the pensions of his friends. Again he behaves like a sour and tries to undermine the stability of the government like a little boy. Maybe he is again fantasizing about a government with Bibi?”