Head of the New Hope party Gideon Saar, leads a faction meeting, at the Knesset on May 31, 2021 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Members of Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s New Hope party said Tuesday they had submitted a proposal for a bill that would prevent a person indicted on criminal charges from serving as prime minister. MK Michal Shir said she submitted the private member’s bill “to rectify the absurd situation” in which an indicted individual can serve as prime minister while being barred from holding other public offices. As things stand, criminal defendants cannot serve as ministers but can serve as PM. Shir denied that the legislation was personally targeted against Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on trial for corruption.