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Legal Advisor Declares Finance Committee Votes Invalid Over Procedural Violations
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First reported by Calcalist · 3 hours ago
What happened
The Knesset Finance Committee's legal advisor declared votes on three budget requests invalid due to procedural violations by chairman MK Hanoch Milwitsky, who allowed late submissions and skipped required legal reviews. Opposition MKs protested by leaving the session. The disputed budget transfers involved billions of shekels across various ministries.
- 01Knesset Finance Committee legal advisor declared recent votes invalid due to procedural breaches.
- 02Chairman Hanoch Milwitsky allowed late budget requests without required legal review.
- 03Opposition MKs walked out in protest after Milwitsky reversed his initial decision not to vote.
- 04Requests lacked necessary legal opinions, government decisions, and budget details.
- 05Violations hinder MKs’ ability to scrutinize budget transfers properly.
- 06Approved transfers included billions for housing, environment, and local immigrant support.
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