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Legal Scholar Says Knesset’s Immunity Vote for Tali Gottlieb Will Not Stand
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What happened
Prof. Barak Medina argues that the Knesset’s immunity decision for MK Tali Gottlieb is illegal and should be overturned by the High Court. He says both reasons given for the immunity were previously rejected in Supreme Court precedent, and that the case also harms Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s standing.
- 01Prof. Barak Medina says the Knesset’s immunity vote for Tali Gottlieb is unlawful.
- 02Gottlieb was charged with exposing an Shin Bet operative’s identity, punishable by up to three years.
- 03Medina says both immunity justifications were already rejected by the High Court.
- 04He argues the vote attacks Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and endangers her standing.
- 05The current immunity would expire within about four months anyway.
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OrganizationsKnesset, High Court of Justice, Shin Bet, Attorney General's Office, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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