Opposition Seeks to Block Vote on Broadcasting Bill After Procedure Complaints
Opposition members on the Knesset Communications Committee asked the Knesset legal adviser on Friday to prevent voting from starting on Sunday, citing what they called “unusual failures” in this week’s process. The request comes as the committee is preparing for second and third readings of the broadcasting bill.
According to the report, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi tried just before this week’s vote to restore a controversial clause that had been removed from the bill. The clause would have allowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Shin Bet chief David Zini to issue instructions to news channels during emergencies and also during election periods.
After an uproar broke out in the committee debating the bill, the clause was removed again. The opposition says the handling of the bill was so flawed that the vote should not begin as scheduled on Sunday.
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