Posted 4/15/2024, 4:16:00 PM
Tensions Flare in Israeli Coalition Over Ben-Gvir Power Play on Construction Enforcement
- Ben-Gvir threatened to end coalition discipline after haredi parties blocked his move to gain more power over construction enforcement
- Haredi parties allegedly made a deal with Arab parties to block Ben-Gvir's move in exchange for support on a bill related to haredi IDF exemption
- Sources denied any deal between haredi and Arab parties
- Haredi parties actually blocked move because Ben-Gvir delayed "kosher cellphone" bill important to them
- Vote to move construction enforcement unit to Ben-Gvir's ministry removed from Knesset agenda amid tensions