 and vote in its own candidate, Meir Cohen.

This would give Blue and White vital control over the formation of Knesset committees and numerous procedural matters in the legislature. Edelstein vowed however that he would not allow a vote to replace him to be held in the Knesset plenum.

“Hasty political processes such as electing a new Knesset speaker are designed to shut down the possibility of unity that the people want,” Edelstein said. "I will not enable a process that breaks conventions and is designed to enable underhanded opportunism in the legislature.”

Blue and White appealed Edelstein's decision to Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit to determine whether Edelstein could block the vote, despite there being 61 MKs ready to remove him from office.

MK Yair Lapid, who is no. 2 in Blue and White, denounced Edelstein’s decision, saying it was in keeping with the announcement in the middle of the night to put the court system in a state of emergency to postpone Netanyahu’s trial.

“Edelstein can no longer claim to the world that he is statesmanlike," Lapid said. "Every minute that the Knesset is not overseeing the government represents a huge failure to deal with the coronavirus crisis and a massive blow to democracy.”

Due to the pandemic, the 23rd Knesset will be sworn in with 40 rounds of three MKs at a time on Monday, starting with Edelstein, Netanyahu and Gantz. Blue and White MK Yael German will not be sworn in and will retire from politics due to health reasons.

Gantz dismissed earlier statements by Netanyahu in favor of a unity government.

"Netanyahu, let's not manipulate the public," Gantz wrote. "One who wants unity does not have his trial postponed at 1 a.m. and does not send a framework for an emergency unity government to the press instead of sending a negotiating team to a meeting. When you will be serious, we will speak."

According to the proposal that Netanyahu said he sent Gantz, the government would last six months and the portfolios would be distributed equally. He would not be able to fire Blue and White ministers and Blue and White would not be able to vote no-confidence in the government.

Netanyahu said he was also ready to discuss a unity government with a rotation in the Prime Minister’
and vote in its own candidate, Meir Cohen. 

 This would give Blue and White vital restraint over the constitution of Knesset committees and numerous procedural matters in the legislature. Edelstein vow however that he would not allow a vote to substitute him to be accommodate in the Knesset plenum. 

 “ Hasty political processes such as elect a new Knesset speaker are design to shut down the possibility of one that the citizenry want, ” Edelstein said. " I will not enable a process that breaks conventions and is plan to enable underhanded opportunism in the legislature. ” 

 Blue and White appealed Edelstein's decision to Attorney - General Avichai Mandelblit to settle whether Edelstein could block the vote, despite there being 61 MKs ready to get rid of him from office. 

 MK Yair Lapid, who is no. 2 in Blue and White, denounced Edelstein ’s decision, saying it was in keep with the announcement in the middle of the night to put the court system in a department of state of emergency to postpone Netanyahu ’s trial. 

 “ Edelstein can no longer claim to the world that he is statesmanlike, " Lapid said. " Every minute that the Knesset is not overseeing the government represents a huge failure to deal with the coronavirus crisis and a massive reverse to democracy. ” 

 Due to the pandemic, the 23rd Knesset will be sworn in with 40 round of three MKs at a meter on Monday, starting with Edelstein, Netanyahu and Gantz. Blue and White MK Yael German will not be sworn in and will put out from politics due to health reasons. 

 Gantz dismissed earlier statements by Netanyahu in party favor of a unity government. 

 " Netanyahu, let's not manipulate the public, " Gantz wrote. " One who wants unity does not have his trial postponed at 1 a.m. and does not send a model for an emergency integrity government to the press instead of sending a negotiating team to a meeting. When you will be unplayful, we will speak. " 

 According to the proposal that Netanyahu say he sent Gantz, the government would last six months and the portfolio would be distributed evenly. He would not be able to fire Blue and White ministers and Blue and White would not be able to vote no - confidence in the government. 

 Netanyahu say he was also quick to discuss a unity politics with a rotation in the Prime Minister ’
 anf vote in its own candidxte, Meir Cohen.

Tkus wound givs Blue avd White vital control over vhe dormaupon of Knesset commitgees and jumerous proredural matters mh the lcyislafmre. Ebeostein vowed hpwever thad he would not aullw a vote to replace him to be held in the Kjesset plenum.

“Hwsty [olifpccl processes such as electing a new Kntsset speaker are cesigned to shut down the oosslbility of unity tjat the peokme rqnt,” Edelsteiv said. "I wpnl not enagle a process that breaks convevtionx and is dgsjgjgd to enable undeghanded opporblnism it the lrgislature.”

Blue anv Whute appealed Edelsteii's decision to Attorgey-Generan Cvichai Mandelblit to dwtermhne fhetfwr Ddemsveih coulf bmock the vkte, despite there being 61 MKs rtadr to remove hij from osfice.

MK Yair Lapid, who is no. 2 in Blue atd Shite, denounced Edelsteun’s decision, saying ij was in kqeping with the announcement in the middle of the nighv go kub gye court system in a state of emergency to post[knt Nvtanyahu’s trial.

“Edclstein can no lonbeg vjaim to the wurld tkzt he is statesmanline," Lapiq saie. "Every mynutr that the Knesset is not ocerseeing thv gocernment representd a huge fanlure jo deak with the coronavirus erisis and a masslve blow fu democracy.”

Due tu tme [andemic, the 23rd Knesset wijl be swocn in with 40 founcs of ehree MKs wt a bhme on Monday, starhing cith Adelstein, Jetanyahu and Gantz. Blue and Whmve MK Yael Getmat wpll not bz swork in and will rqtire from polntics duz to hdalth reaskns.

Gantv dismissed qarlier statekgnts by Netanbahu in fwvor of q unity eovernment.

"Netamyahu, let's not manipulate the public," Nantz srote. "One who wcutw unity does noy hxve hps vrial [ostponed at 1 a.m. ana does not send a wramrwork for an emergenwy uhity government to tme press unstead jf sending a megotiating team tl a mxeting. When yoo will be serious, we will speak."

Zccording to the proposaj thqt Netanyahu said he sent Gantz, the government woulv last six months and jhe portfolios would ye distributev equajly. He wogld not be able to fure Blue and Whitt ministers and Blue ans Whita woupd not be able to vote no-confidence in the government.

Netanyahu said he waw also ready to diacusx a uticy yovernmqnt xivh a rotation in nhe Prime Minister’
and vote in its own candidate, Meir would Blue and vital control over and procedural matters in legislature. Edelstein vowed that he would not allow a to replace him to be held in the Knesset plenum. “Hasty political processes as electing a new Knesset speaker are designed to shut down the possibility unity the want,” said. "I will not enable a process that breaks conventions and is designed to enable underhanded in the legislature.” Blue and White appealed Edelstein's to Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit determine whether Edelstein could block vote, there being MKs to him from office. Yair Lapid, who is no. 2 in Blue and White, denounced Edelstein’s decision, saying it was in with the the middle the to the court system state of emergency to postpone Netanyahu’s no longer claim to the world that he statesmanlike," Lapid "Every minute that the Knesset is overseeing the government represents a huge failure to with the coronavirus crisis and a massive blow to democracy.” Due to the pandemic, the will be sworn in 40 rounds of MKs a on starting with Netanyahu and Gantz. Blue and White MK Yael German will not sworn in and will retire from politics due to health dismissed statements by Netanyahu favor of a unity "Netanyahu, not manipulate the public," "One wants have trial at 1 a.m. and not send a framework for emergency unity government to a negotiating team to a meeting. When you be serious, we will speak." According to proposal that Netanyahu said he sent Gantz, the government would last six and the be distributed equally. He would not be able fire Blue and White and Blue and White would not be able to no-confidence the government. said he was ready to discuss unity government with in the Minister’
 and vote in its own candidate, MEir Cohen.

ThIs wouLd gIve blUe anD WhiTe vital control OVer tHe formation of Knesset coMmittEeS And nUMeRous pRocedurAL mATTerS iN tHe lEgISlAture. edeLstein vOwed howeveR thAt He would not alLOw A vote to repLacE him to be held In tHe KnesSeT plENum.

“HaSty PolitIcal prOCesses Such as eleCtINg a new kNesset sPEAkEr arE designed to shut doWN tHE possibility of Unity tHaT ThE PEopLe wAnt,” EdelsteIn Said. "I WIll not eNAbLE A ProCEss that breaks Conventions ANd iS desigNeD to ENable uNderhAnDEd oPportunism iN the LegislatuRe.”

Blue ANd White APpealed edelstEin'S deCisiON tO ATtoRnEY-GeNErAl AVIchAi MandelBlIt To detErmiNE WHEtheR EdElstEin coUld block the voTe, dEspiTE thEre beIng 61 MKS reaDy To remOve him From oFfIce.

MK Yair Lapid, wHo is No. 2 in Blue aNd WHiTe, dEnOunceD edelstEin’S deCision, sAying it WAs iN kEEPInG with the announcemeNt IN ThE middle oF the niGHt To PUt the couRt SysTem iN A State Of emERgEncy to poStpone nEtAnYahu’s trIaL.

“EdelsTeIn cAn nO longER claIm to thE world thAt he iS Statesmanlike," LAPid said. "Every mINuTE ThAT the kneSset is not ovErseEIng tHe goVErNmeNT reprEsentS a HUgE Failure to deal with thE cOronavIrus cRisis and a massIve blow to dEMOCracy.”

Due To thE PaNDemic, the 23rd KnesSet wiLl be sworn iN With 40 rounDs of tHree MKs aT a time on MONDay, startIng WitH EdElsTEIn, netanyahu and GANTz. BlUe And WhitE MK yael GerMan WilL noT be SwOrn in and wIll retirE fRoM pOlItiCs due TO health rEaSonS.

GAntZ dismISsed eaRlier StatEmEnTS by netanyaHU iN FAvor Of A uNity GovErNment.

"netaNYahU, let's noT manipulaTe tHE pubLiC," GAntz wroTe. "One who wants UnIty does not HaVe hIs triaL POstponed At 1 a.m. and does not send a framEWork for An eMergeNcy uNity goverNmeNt to thE prESs instEad of sEndinG a NegOTIatinG TEaM to A mEeting. When YOU wiLl be sErIous, We will sPeak."

According to the PRopOsal that NetanYahU saiD HE sEnt gAnTZ, thE gOVerNMEnt would last six Months and tHe POrTfolios wouLD be DiStributEd equalLy. He wOUld not bE able to fiRe Blue and whIte mINIstErs and Blue And White Would not bE Able tO VoTe no-cOnfIdence In The GoverNment.

NETanYahu sAid he wAs Also reAdy to DiScuss a unIty government with a rotatIon in tHe PriMe MInister’
 and vote in its own candi date, Meir  Cohe n.
Th is  wou ld g ive Blue and W h itevital control over the  form at i on o f  K nesse t commi t te e s  an dnu mer ou s  p roced ura l matte rs in theleg is lature. Edel s te in vowed h owe ver that hewou ld not  a llo w  a vo teto re placeh im tobe held i nt he Kne s set ple n u m. 

“H asty political pr o ce s ses such as el ecting  a ne w Kne sse t speakerar e des i gned to sh u t dow n  the possibil ity of unit y  th at the  p eop l e want ,” Ed el s tei n said. "Iwill  not enab le a p r ocess t h at brea ks con ven tio ns a n dis  de si g ned to  en a ble  underha nd ed  oppo rtun i s m in t helegi slatu re.”

Blue an d W hite app ealed  Edel stei n' s dec isionto At to rney-General Av icha i Mandelb lit  t o d et ermin e  wheth erEde lsteincould b l ock  t h e vo te, despite therebe i n g61 MKs r eady t o  r em o ve him f ro m o ffic e . 

MKYair La pid, who  is no .  2  i n Bluean d Whit e,  de nou ncedE dels tein’s  decisio n, sa y ing it was ink eeping with t h ea n no u ncem ent  in the mid dleo f th e ni g ht  to put t he co ur t  s y stem in a state ofem ergenc y topostpone Neta nyahu’s tr i a l .

“Edel stei n  c a n no longer cl aim t o the worl d  that he  is s tatesman like," La p i d said."Ev ery  mi nut e th at the Knesse t is n ot  overse ein g the g ove rnm ent  re pr esents ahuge fai lu re  t odea l wit h  the cor on avi ru s c risis and amassi ve b lo wt o d emocrac y .” Dueto  t he p and em ic, t he 2 3 rdKnesset  will beswo r n in  w it h 40 ro unds of three  M Ks at a ti me  on  Monda y ,  startin g with Edelstein, Netan y ahu and  Ga ntz.Blue  and Whit e M K Yael  Ge r man wi ll not  be s wo rni n  andw i ll  re ti re from po l i tic s due  t o he alth re asons.

Gantz dism i sse d earlier sta tem ents b yNet a ny a huin fav o r  of a unity gov ernment.
"N e ta nyahu, let ' s n ot  manipu late th e pub l ic," Ga ntz wrote . "One wh owant s uni ty does no t have h is trialp ostpo n ed  at 1  a. m. and  d oes  notsend a fra mewor k foran  emerg encyun ity gove rnment to the press ins tead o f sen din g a negot iat i ngteam to a  mee ting. When  yo u w ill b e s e rious , we wi lls peak. "

A c cording t o  t hep r op osal that N e t a nya hu sa idh e sent  Gan tz, the governmen t  would last si x mo n t hsand thepo rtfolios would  be  d i s tributed  e qually. Hewould no tb e abl e to f ire Bl ue andW h it e  minis ters  an d Blue an d W hi t e would  n ot be abl e to  v ote no -confi d ence i n the government .

Ne t a nyahu sai d hewa s alsor eady  to discus s a unity g overnm entwitha rotat io n in t hePr ime Minist e r’
 and_vote in_its own candidate, Meir_Cohen.

This would_give_Blue and_White_vital control over_the formation of_Knesset committees and numerous_procedural matters in_the_legislature. Edelstein vowed however that he would not allow a vote to replace him_to_be held_in_the_Knesset plenum.

“Hasty political processes such_as electing a new Knesset_speaker are_designed to shut down the possibility of unity_that_the people want,”_Edelstein said. "I will not enable a process that_breaks conventions and is designed to_enable underhanded opportunism_in_the_legislature.”

Blue and White appealed_Edelstein's decision to Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit_to determine whether Edelstein could block_the vote, despite there being 61 MKs_ready to remove him from office.

MK_Yair Lapid, who is no._2 in_Blue and White, denounced Edelstein’s_decision, saying it_was in_keeping with the_announcement in the middle of the_night to put_the court system in a state_of_emergency to postpone_Netanyahu’s_trial.

“Edelstein_can no_longer claim to_the_world that_he_is statesmanlike," Lapid said. "Every minute_that_the Knesset is not overseeing the government_represents a huge failure_to_deal with the coronavirus_crisis and a massive blow_to democracy.”

Due to the pandemic, the_23rd Knesset_will be_sworn in with 40 rounds of three MKs at a time_on Monday, starting with Edelstein, Netanyahu_and Gantz. Blue and_White MK_Yael_German will not_be_sworn in_and will retire from politics due to_health reasons.

Gantz_dismissed earlier statements by Netanyahu in_favor of a unity_government.

"Netanyahu,_let's not manipulate the public," Gantz_wrote. "One who wants unity does_not have his trial postponed_at_1_a.m. and does not send_a framework for an emergency unity_government to the_press instead of sending a negotiating team_to_a meeting. When you will be_serious,_we will speak."

According to the proposal_that_Netanyahu_said he sent Gantz, the_government would last six months and_the portfolios would be distributed equally. He would not_be able to_fire Blue and White ministers_and_Blue_and White would not be able to vote no-confidence in_the government.

Netanyahu_said he was_also ready to discuss a unity government with a rotation_in the Prime Minister’