Netanyahu relents, agrees to appoint Gantz Justice Minister

Netanyahu relents, agrees to appoint Gantz Justice Minister Hello people in the world, today Random Find Truth will provide information about the correctness and important updated opinions that you must read with the title Netanyahu relents, agrees to appoint Gantz Justice Minister that has been Random Find Truth analysis, search and prepare well for you to read all. Hopefully information from Random Find Truth about Articles Prophecy, the Random Find Truth write you can make us all human beings who are knowledgeable and blessed for all.

Title : Netanyahu relents, agrees to appoint Gantz Justice Minister
Link : Netanyahu relents, agrees to appoint Gantz Justice Minister

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to appoint Defense Minister Benny Gantz (Blue and White) as Justice Minister, after the Supreme Court ruled against the government’s appointment of a Likud lawmaker as Justice Minister.

On Wednesday, Netanyahu dropped his opposition to appointed Gantz as Justice Minister, agreeing to bring the appointment up to a government vote later today.

The move comes after the Supreme Court ruled that the vote Tuesday to appoint Ofir Akunis (Likud) in Gantz’s place was illegal.

The Court intervened after Netanyahu barred Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit from expressing his legal opinion on the validity of voting for Akunis despite Blue and White’s opposition.

The government had no authority, Mandelblit argued, to appoint Akunis as Justice Minister over Blue and White’s opposition, given that Blue and White had been guaranteed the Justice Ministry portfolio in the coalition agreement, with coalition agreements carrying the weight of law.

Despite his reversal Wednesday, Netanyahu maintained that the Supreme Court had no grounds for intervening in the government vote to appoint Akunis.

Through his attorney, Netanyahu argued in a brief submitted to the Court Wednesday that the decision to nullify Tuesday’s vote retroactively “just because the Attorney General’s opinion wasn’t given a proper hearing is a far-reaching decision with no basis in law.”

The Justice Ministry was guaranteed to Blue and White under the coalition deal reached to form the Thirty-Fifth government, with the portfolio being held by Avi Nissenkorn until his resignation on January 1st.

Benny Gantz was tapped to serve as acting minister to replace Nissenkorn for three months.

Despite Gantz’s request to be formally appointed as Justice Minister, his term as acting minister expired on April 1st, with Netanyahu refusing to hold a vote on a new appointment.

Following a court order requiring a vote on a new appointment to fill the vacancy, Netanyahu and his allies on Tuesday voted down Gantz’s candidacy, and instead voted to appoint Akunis – a move the Attorney General and Supreme Court ruled to be illegal, with the court retroactively nullifying the appointment.