Shaked working toward compromise on immigration reform

• Published date: 06 October 2021
• Author: GIL HOFFMAN
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

She republished the controversial Citizenship Law that was defeated in the Knesset in July, in order to bring it to a vote again as early as next month. The law has been passed annually since 2003.

A vote on a stricter immigration bill of Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman that was supposed to take place on Wednesday was postponed by a week.

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Rothman said that in the week ahead he will negotiate with Shaked and other officials in the coalition in an effort to reach an agreement that would enable closing Israel's borders and protecting the Jewish identity and security of the state.

He said he is glad the government is engaging in dialogue with the Right on the issue and not only with Meretz and Ra'am (United Arab List).

"The vote fell in July because Ayelet refused to talk to us in the opposition," Rothman said. "Now there are serious negotiations on how to close the breaches in our borders. It's my job to prevent the Palestinian Law of Return from being implemented. Because there is a chance, I will wait with my bill."

But sources close to Shaked said Rothman lied and that their negotiations would be about the existing citizenship law and not his bill...