Instead of seeking to cancel the law, the Knesset legal adviser noted that some petitioners called for an alternative remedy to add a court interpretation.
The Anti-Corruption Movement (TLM) and the Israeli Movement filed a petition Wednesday morning alongside mayoral candidate Shani Illuz, who had also claimed that she had been offered bribes to quit.
Current Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar's tenure only ends at the end of the 2023, and Deri demanded the delay in order not to decide at the moment which would receive each position.