Mayor Ron Cobi of Tiberias is scheduled to appear, Tuesday, at a hearing before Minister Ze'ev Elkin, at which time Cobi is likely to be forced to leave his post after failing to pass the city budget.
Elkin is hearing the case in place of Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, with the approval of the Knesset, to avoid conflict-of-interest charges which have figured in Cobi's legal battle against his ouster.