Knesset Committee Grants Immunity to MK Tally Gotliv, Final Vote Set for Wednesday

After three tense days of hearings, the Knesset House Committee approved MK Tally Gotliv’s request for immunity from criminal prosecution. The committee backed the petition by 11 votes to 3, and the final decision will go to the Knesset plenum on Wednesday.

Gotliv is accused of revealing the identity of a Shin Bet security officer who is the partner of activist Shikma Bressler. The committee accepted her claim on two grounds, that the act was carried out in the course of her parliamentary duties and that the indictment was filed in bad faith or with discrimination. The approval came in response to a request she submitted after Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara said last month she intended to indict her for disclosure of secret information under the Shin Bet law.

During the hearings, Gotliv insisted the case was politically motivated. She said, “Parliamentary immunity is sacred. Attempts to intimidate those doing their work will not work. I deliberately exposed Shikma Bressler’s partner. It was as clear as day to me that there was subversion and rebellion here that the Shin Bet did not investigate.”

Baharav-Miara told the previous hearing that the investigation began after the Shin Bet asked for it because exposing the officer’s details created danger, especially during wartime. She rejected Gotliv’s claims of selective enforcement, saying the indictment does not concern criticism of security agencies over October 7, and that the publication itself lies at the heart of the alleged crime and harms protected interests. She also warned that granting immunity would seriously damage equality before the law and the public interest.