Internal fighting among ultra-Orthodox coalition partners doomed the controversial legislation to bar international monitors from Israeli detention facilities after a boycott left National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir short on votes

Internal fighting among ultra-Orthodox coalition partners doomed the controversial legislation to bar international monitors from Israeli detention facilities after a boycott left…

An explanatory statement regarding the proposal cited “the security risk involved in the entry of external elements into prisons” as the reason for the bill being put forward.