Netanyahu set to sign gas framework today

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will approve the gas framework on Thursday by activating section 52, despite the Economics Affairs Committee advising the Israeli leader not to activate the legal bypass.

After the framework is signed, its merits will be deliberated by the High Court of Justice, where the judges will decide over the coming months whether to approve or reject the roadmap.

The Economics Affairs Committee, chaired by MK Eitan Cabel (Zionist Union), said last Monday the was no justification to bypass the authority of the antitrust regulator for the activation of section 52 due to security concerns.

The committee’s vote, essentially recommending Prime Minister and Economy Minster Netanyahu not to approve the gas framework in its current iteration, was won by a margin of one.