Netanyahu's move sparked mass protests across the country in which protesters took to the streets in unprecedented fashion overnight.
This comes after police failed to arrest former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, whose home was guarded by throngs of supporters.
The Impairment Law amends a provision in the quasi-constitutional Basic Law: Government and will now proceed to an initial Knesset vote.
Israel finances the expenses of the official residence in Jerusalem, as well as a prime minister's private residence if it's outside the city, according to Israeli law.
Simcha Rothman: Israel's attorney-general is biased and is manipulating public opinion on judicial reforms.
The government has no legal obligation to fund renovations to the prime minister's private home.
Lapid said that at this point the Islamic Republic's strategy is to continue to escalate the threat it poses but in a very incremental way.
Reports on Friday said that the attorney-general is considering declaring Netanyahu unfit because of conflict of interest.
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