Overview
- Three coalition lawmakers submitted the bill on Monday: Simcha Rothman, Ofir Katz of Likud, and New Hope MK Mishel Buskila.
- The measure would abolish the Penal Code offenses of fraud and breach of trust, which appear in all of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s criminal cases.
- Supporters, echoing years of criticism, argue the breach-of-trust clause is a vague catch-all that enables selective enforcement and violates the principle that crimes must be clearly defined in advance.
- The draft outlines replacement offenses such as first-degree conflict of interest and trading in government information and proposes tighter ethics and disciplinary oversight.
- Passage of the bill would carry major implications for Netanyahu’s ongoing trial, according to the coverage.