Speaker of the Knesset Edelstein, a member of Likud and a very close crony of Netanyahu, has kept the newly elected Knesset closed, preventing any committee organization or legislative activity. Of course, he is playing the Coronavirus excuse. Of course, everybody knows that he is doing for Netanyahu’s and his own political survival.
Edelstein knows that there are 61 votes to remove Edelstein as Speaker and replace him with a member of Blue and White and 61 votes to pass legislation that would effectively remove Netanyahu from office immediately. This closure is a blatant move to prevent that from happening.
President Rivlin has condemned this move and Blue and White and other members will appeal to the Israeli Supreme Court to force the Knesset to open.
I think this action by Edelstein/Netanyahu will do nothing but galvanize the opposition into quickly removing Likud from power once the Knesset is open.
Both men should be removed from office for this action, which demonstrates beyond a shadow of a doubt that neither can be trusted to govern in a democratic fashion.
If that means a minority government backed by the Joint List, so be it.
Well word on the street is the current administration is terribly interested in fighting corruption outside of its own ranks, but apparently that is only imaginary corruption in a former Soviet client state. Here’s actual corruption in a foreign government, again, so “found the corruption”. But it will be hand waved away by the same folks pretending that a certain administration is interested in anything resembling “fighting corruption “.
Enabling oreption snd being corrupt, yes they have that down well. Fighting it? Err not unless they think they’re going to get something out of it.
Israel has no Constitution and thus no firm guidelines on the Knesset Speaker’s power. I think sooner or later popular pressure or the Israeli Supreme Court will force him to back down.
The United States has a Constitution and a provision which prevents the President from indefinitely adjourning the Congress.
If Trump is defeated, he may whine, stomp his feet, etc. But he will leave office on schedule.
Yes…conservative’s do love themselves some executive power moves don’t they. *Unless it’s a liberal in office of course, then that makes it just plain ol’ tyranny.