Sa'ar passes PM term limits bill, but it won't apply to Netanyahu

• Published date: 05 October 2021
• Author: GIL HOFFMAN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

"The responsibility to limit term is part of the new political platform and was involved in the baselines of the government," said Sa'ar.

"A prolonged rule brings with it a concentration of power and risk of corruption. Therefore, the term limitation principle needs to be included in the Base Law."

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The eight-year limit for prime ministers is not retroactive, which means opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu can still be prime minister for eight more years. He is the only living Israeli who has served eight years as prime minister.

But by the end of the month, Sa'ar intends to present a second bill that would prevent anyone indicted from forming a government.

That bill, which would take effect with the next Knesset, would rule out Netanyahu.

"The one person in the country who the bill doesn't apply to is Benjamin Netanyahu," said Gaby...