Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar warned Tuesday that the government’s future could depend on the passage of a technical but controversial bill to renew a law extending Israeli civil and criminal legal protections to Israelis living in the West Bank. The bill, which is opposed by dovish and Islamist politicians within […]
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Meretz to back civil law for settlers bill, but coalition tensions said to persist
The left-wing Meretz party will back a bill extending Israeli legal protections for West Bank settlers that Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar has threatened would be a test for the survivability of the diverse and fragile coalition. Meretz MK Michal Rozin said the left-wing faction’s support is based on coalition agreements to […]