A heated confrontation erupted during a Knesset Committee discussion on Tuesday, with several Shas MKs hurling sharp accusations at Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara, who fled the room.

The incident took place during a discussion on Likud MK Tally Gotliv’s request for parliamentary immunity from prosecution over her disclosure of the identity of a Shin Bet official.

During the discussion, Shas MKs Yossi Taeib and Moshe Abutbul interrupted, shouting at Baharav-Miara, “Stop persecuting Lomdei Torah. Stop harming mothers and starving children.” Opposition MKs began shouting back, and the room erupted into chaos.

In a similar incident in the Knesset Finance Committee on Tuesday, UTJ chairman Moshe Gafni confronted Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon, who makes it his business to show up to every Knesset hearing regarding the persecution of Lomdei Torah, and present his position that the “law” mandates stripping all benefits from Chareidi draft dodgers.

During the discussion on the Daycare Law, intended to bypass Baharav-Miara’s revocation of daycare subsidies for the children of avreichim by basing the eligibility solely on the mother’s employment status, Limon presented his opinion that even if the law passes, the subsidies should still not be granted to the families of Chareidi “draft dodgers.”

When Gafni entered the meeting, he expressed surprise at seeing Limon in attendance. Turning to him, Gafni declared, “You came here to oppose working Chareidi women? Antisemite.”

The opposition MKs then began shouting at Gafni.

Later in the discussion, Shas MK Yinon Azoulay slammed Limon, saying, “Shame on you! You’re the real opposition chairman—you and your puppet, Gali Baharav-Miara. You’re the one pulling her strings. You’re full of hatred and nothing else. Shame on you.”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)