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Netanyahu Seeks to Halt Knesset Oversight of Security Agencies
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to block Knesset oversight of the Israel Defense Forces and Mossad. The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is legally empowered to conduct this oversight. A committee member, Eisenkot, has asked the attorney general to force Netanyahu to brief him on security issues.
The story in 3 lines · by baba
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to block Knesset oversight of the IDF and Mossad.
- The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee has legal authority for security oversight.
- Committee member Eisenkot wants the attorney general to compel Netanyahu to provide security briefings.
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