Jeremy's Knesset Insider

You heard it here first. There will be a filibuster on the first reading of the budgets Arrangements Bill. Kadima is leading its third filibuster of the 18^th Knesset and all the opposition parties (Meretz, National Union, Balad, Chadash and Ra’am-Ta’al) are on board once again. Most of the 46 opposition MKs plan on speaking through the night, but the Arrangements Bill, known as “Chok HaHesderim” in Hebrew, will likely pass when the filibuster is over.

This exclusive KnessetJeremy report has not been reported yet on Jpost, Ynet and other website news sites.

Jeremy Man Saltan of Knesset Jeremy was interviewed by Yishai Fleisher on Israel National Radio earlier today. Below is the link and Jeremy’s interview is roughly from 27:45 till 47:10.

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/News.aspx/2581

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Jeremy Man Saltan, a Knesset insider, gives English-speakers a glimpse
into the first day back to parliament after a long summer break.

11 MKs voted on the issue in the House Committee and did not see a reason to bring it to a plenum vote. 3 Likud MKs, 3 Shas MKs, 2 Untied Torah Judiasm MKs, 1 Kadima MK, 1 Yisrael Beitanynu MK and 1 Jewish Home MK voted for the extension. There were also representatives from Meretz, Jewish Home and Kadima in the meeting.

The Parties that did not have representatives in the committee: Labor, National Union and the three Israeli Arab parties.

נכחו:
חברי הוועדה:
יריב לוין – היו”ר
רחל אדטו
זבולון אורלב
משה גפני
דני דנון
יצחק וקנין
נסים זאב
מנחם מאיר מוזס
אברהם מיכאלי
ציון פיניאן
דוד רותם

עו”ד סהר פינטו – יועץ משפטי, קדימה
תמי כנפו – סיעת הבית היהודי
רונית חייקין-יעקבי – סיעת מרצ

http://www.knesset.gov.il/protocols/data/html/knesset/2010-07-12.html

Somebody forgot to tell me that the MKs extended their recess for another week to Oct 11th. That raises the summer vacation to an even 80 days.

Monday, October 3rd, the Knesset plenum reopens after a 73-day recess that began on July 22. The Knesset’s plenum met just 36 times during the summer session. The upcoming winter session will be a long one. Prime Minister Netanyahu will attempt to pass another two-year budget. This task will prove challenging if Labor leaves the coalition following the end of the construction freeze, which would leave Bibi with a delicate 61-59 majority. Kadima’s repeated filibusters against the bi-annual budget will most likely keep them in the opposition, for now.