The Knesset's ability to fulfill its role as a check on the executive branch depends on an overarching trust between the branches of government. Shielding MK Tally Gotliv from prosecution for a criminal offense committed deliberately and with full awareness of its illegality shatters that essential trust. It also drives public confidence in the Knesset – already lower than the Dead Sea – to an even more dismal depth.With all due respect to political considerations, the coalition, with the