Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked gives a statement at the Knesset in Jerusalem on July 5, 2021. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)
Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked opposes a bill proposed by Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar to prevent a person indicted on criminal charges from forming a government.
Some in Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party are believed to be uneasy about the bill, as they feel it will be seen as personally targeting former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bar him from returning to power a move that will not sit well with right-wing voters.
Shaked told Channel 12 on Saturday she had opposed including a provision on the proposed legislation in the new government’s coalition agreements and her opinion remains unchanged. Channel 13 also reported the senior Yamina MK’s opposition to the bill, but said Bennett supports the New Hope leader’s proposal.
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