Sa'ar, Bennett oppose US consulate in Jerusalem for Palestinians

• Published date: 13 October 2021
• Author: YONAH JEREMY BOB
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is on the same page, Sa'ar added.

The justice minister also discussed two news bills that will come up to be voted on by the current government in the near future, which could prevent opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu from running for prime minister again.

Gideon Sa'ar at the 2021 Jerusalem Post Conference.

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These are not personal against Netanyahu, Sa'ar said, but are targeted at ending the growing problematic idea that only an indicted person can be prime minister, he said.

Sa'ar said, "mayors cannot continue with an indictment; ministers cannot continue with an indictment… so there is a crucial question whether this is the new ideology that [only] a prime minister" can take office if he has an indictment, like Netanyahu.

"I believe the opposition to this bill is personal, and the motivation for this kind of legislation is to bring the right values and norms to our public life," said the justice minister in criticizing the Likud's sticking to Netanyahu as their sole candidate for prime minister.

What Sa'ar was doing was trying to flip the script on the Likud.

Netanyahu has slammed Sa'ar and the government for trying to pass the two new bills, claiming that they are trying to eliminate him as a rival who could replace the current governing coalition.

In contrast, Sa'ar's argument is that Netanyahu and the Likud are...