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Gantz turns screws on Bibi, announces commission of inquiry into submarine affair

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Published: 23 November 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Defence minister sees the probe as a way to pressure the PM over his involvement in graft scandal, but the committee would not be able to force PM to testify

Gantz decides to probe Submarine Affair (Jerusalem Post)
The committee would not be able to force Netanyahu and his closest associates to testify. It will have four months to draft its report

Gantz announces commission of inquiry into submarine affair that has plagued Netanyahu (Haaretz)
Gantz's Kahol Lavan party sees the naming of a commission of inquiry into the affair as a way to politically pressure Netanyahu

Likud says Gantz ‘dragging Israel to elections’ after he sets up submarine probe (Times of Israel)
Netanyahu’s party says defence minister imperilling dysfunctional coalition, neglecting virus fight, following his announcement of inquiry into PM’s office role in buying ships

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Gantz cut deal with Netanyahu on top appointments, hid it from colleagues — TV (Times of Israel)
Report says Blue and White officials angry and disappointed over agreement with Likud that won’t include long-stalled approval of new Justice Ministry director

A few thousand anti-Netanyahu protesters defy wintry weather to hold rallies (Times of Israel)
Demonstrations far smaller than usual amid rains; some 3,000 reported in Jerusalem, 2,000 in Caesarea — after pro-PM activists harassed a bereaved family there

Photo: PM Netanyahu inspecting a submarine (Baz Ratner/Reuters)
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