Netanyahu's Request: Blue and White MK to meet Knesset speaker Sunday to discuss panel that would weigh immunity

Likud minister backs PM’s immunity requests: It’s his basic right

Blue and White MK Avi Nissenkorn will meet Sunday afternoon with Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein and Eyal Yinon, the Knesset legal adviser, to discuss the formation of the committee that would weigh Netanyahu’s immunity request, the party says.

Communications Minister David Amsalem, a Likud lawmaker and vocal supporter of Netanyahu, backs the premier’s decision to seek immunity from graft charges.

“In order that the prime minister can manage the affairs of the country, lead and govern, it is his obligation and basic right to request immunity,” Amsalem tweets.

Labor-Gesher: Israel needs immunity from Netanyahu’s policies

The center-left Labor-Gesher party backs calls for the swift formation of the Knesset committee that would deal with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s immunity request.

“The Knesset isn’t a refuge for those suspected of bribery,” the party says in a statement. “All of Israeli society needs immunity from Netanyahu’s policies.”

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