Israel’s Supreme Court ordered speaker of the Knesset, Yuli Edelstein to reconvene by today, March 25, and schedule a parliamentary vote on a new speaker. In response, Edelstein announced that he will resign from his position.
What effect could Edelstein’s decision have on Israel’s political future?
What ramifications will this unprecedented legal situation have?
Could the Coronavirus crisis be the determining factor on the way to a unity government?
Prof. Amnon Reichman and Dr. Yonatan Freeman will discuss the current political chaos and possible outcomes from both legal and political perspectives.
Amnon Reichman is a Professor of Public Law and a Principle Investigator in the Minerva Center for the Study of the Rule of Law under Extreme Conditions.
Dr. Yonatan Freeman is a member of Hebrew University’s Political Science Dept. and lectures on diverse areas related to Israeli politics, national security, civil-military relations and Israel’s relations with the world.