Smotrich warns of unrest if Mandelblit tries to disqualify Netanyahu as PM

Raoul Wootliff is the The Times of Israel's political correspondent.
Head of the Religious Zionism party Bezalel Smotrich gives a press statement in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, April 4, 2021. (Olivier FItoussi/Flash90)
Religious Zionism party leader Bezalel Smotrich warned Wednesday that the public will “fight for their independence and sovereignty” if Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit moves to disqualify Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister following a cabinet vote that Mandelblit deemed illegal.
The High Court of Justice on Tuesday temporarily froze the appointment of Likud MK Ofir Akunis as justice minister, hours after the cabinet — led by Netanyahu — openly defied Mandelblit’s forceful warnings.

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