Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has been unsuccessful in persuading Bayit Yehudi Ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked to withdraw their bill, the so- called Normalization Bill, that seeks to legalize Amona and prevent its destruction in line with a High Court of Justice ruling.

A meeting was held in the Prime Minister’s Office including Mr. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit and the Bayit Yehudi ministers to discuss the matter. Bennett and Shaked came under significant pressure during the meeting as Mr. Netanyahu wants them to pull their bill, which is scheduled to be addressed by the cabinet at the upcoming weekly meeting on Sunday, 12 Cheshvan.

Bayit Yehudi officials are reporting that despite the pressure, Bennett has yet to be convinced to withdraw the bill based on the reasoning presented to him.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)