Israeli Elections
Settlements and National Missions Minister Orit Strook said that a government that approves such an agreement “has no right to exist.”
The Senate majority leader drew intense criticism, including from within his own party and from major Jewish organizations, last month.
Israel should go to the polls in September, the National Unity leader and War Cabinet member said.
In February, the former PM called on the public to “besiege” parliament to force an early vote.
If the attorney-general approves the indictment, Lazimi can request immunity from the Knesset, which a majority of lawmakers would have to approve.
“The first who welcome this is Hamas, and that says everything,” Netanyahu said in response to the call for elections.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), who introduced the bill, noted that the Senate majority leader “gave an unprecedented speech on the Senate floor where he called for elections to be held in Israel.”
The group and others like it want to “undermine Israeli democracy and preserve oligarchy,” says researcher Martin Sherman.
The government in Jerusalem represents the will of the people, the prime minister told “CNN.”
Israelis headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots in municipal elections postponed due to the Hamas-led terrorist attack.
“I would say that approximately 80% of a person’s daily life is affected by decisions made in the municipal council, so it is very important to vote.”
Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. at 11,600 locations on Tuesday.
