A great achievement for Meretz: Defeated Ayelet Shaked in the battle over the 'Infiltrators Law''

December 8, 2021   

Despite Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked's demand: The 'Infiltrators Law', which encountered opposition from Meretz and was scheduled to be voted on in the Knesset plenum this week, will expire tomorrow (Thursday) and will not be extended. This was reported this morning by the B network. The vaccine for children aged 5-11 is recommended by doctors: a special response for parents This is a significant achievement for Meretz over the Yamina party and Minister Shaked. Those around her claim that Cabinet Secretary Shalom Shlomo is supposed to formulate an outline on the issue in the next two weeks, but in light of the cracks in the coalition, it is highly doubtful whether the law will be renewed again. Last week, Meretz threatened to vote against the law and said that they expect Shaked to negotiate with them on the sections of the law, just as happened with the Citizenship Law. However, Minister Shaked made it clear in closed discussions that she would not devote time to persuasion talks or with Meretz, but would bring the law as it is to a vote. "We'll see if Meretz dares to vote against it and violate coalition discipline," she threatened at the time. The 'Infiltrators Law' is a temporary order that was enacted for several years and extended each time in the Knesset. The law allows, among other things, to impose a double fine on employers of illegal infiltrators, and to move groups of infiltrators from place to place across the country for various reasons and considerations.