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Netanyahu Loyalists Want Secret Vote over Replacement for Ousted Head of Key Committee

Summary by Haaretz
Yuli Edelstein was dumped as chair of the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee due to his stance against the ultra-Orthodox draft exemption law; meanwhile, opposition lawmakers split on whether to quit the committee once Edelstein is ousted

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Maj. Gen. (res.) Yisrael Ziv, refers to the dismissal of Yuli Edelstein from the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee and the election of MK Boaz Bismuth to the position: "IDF soldiers lost" The post Yisrael Ziv in first response to the drama in the Knesset appeared first on Srougim.

Despite the opinion of the Likud's legal advisor in favor of an open vote on the appointment of the chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, several MKs in the faction intend to file a restraining order with the movement's internal court.

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The Likud faction will meet at noon (Wednesday) to vote on the removal of MK Yoel Yuli Edelstein from the position of chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee. The faction's vote will be open, and this is in an attempt to prevent embarrassment for Prime Minister Netanyahu, since from the moment the vote is open - the Likud MKs will be afraid to vote against Netanyahu's position that Edelstein should be removed from his position. Th…

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Haaretz broke the news in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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