Following the vote, Eisenkot called the bill “a bill to destroy Israel’s intelligence superiority.”
The total budget for 2025 will be approximately NIS 706 billion, and include budget cuts relative to the 2024 budget, totaling about NIS 37 billion.
“This government doesn't want balance, it wants media like in Hungary, like in Russia – restrained, frightened, submissive, shallow,” Lapid said.
To address this issue, the proposed bill would allow the Justice Minister to appoint an external prosecutor.
The bill would significantly weaken the IBA, and is widely viewed as a part of the government’s controversial judicial reforms.
Among the attorney-general’s responsibilities are providing legal advice to the government, representing the government in petitions against it, and overseeing the state prosecution apparatus.
The Religious Zionist Party strengthened the coalition bloc by one mandate, compared to the previous poll, granting it 51 seats.
"I have full confidence that MK Moshe Tur-Paz will continue to advance this vital mission alongside my friends at the Israel Allies Foundation," said former co-chair Sharren Haskel.
Against the background of the renewed attempt to formulate an outline for the release of hostages, a group of Knesset members in the coalition formulated a bill that would tighten enforcement against
14 out of the government’s 33 ministers have already signed the letter. If over half of the ministers sign, Government Secretary Adv. Yossi Fuchs must bring up the proposal in the government plenum.
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