Judicial Reform
“We should let Israelis decide this themselves,” the former ambassador and presidential candidate said of judicial reform.
The activists intend to step in if opponents of the government’s program face violence at demonstrations.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid has repeatedly said he will roll back everything on the day he returns to power.
Closed-door meetings with Knesset factions come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put the brakes on the reform plan to allow time for dialogue.
U.S. President Joe Biden denies meddling in Israel’s domestic affairs, telling reporters: “They know my position. They know America’s position. They know the American Jewish position.”
A leader of the protest clarified that the reservists will again refuse to serve if they aren’t satisfied with the negotiations.
Jerusalem doesn’t make decisions based on “pressures from abroad, including from the best of friends,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The move came after the Israeli prime minister announced in a national address that he was putting a hold on the government’s efforts in order to “provide a real opportunity for real dialogue.”
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Knesset Secretary General Dan Marzouk defended the move, saying it was only a “technical matter.”
The Histadrut violated the rights of its 800,000 members, Simcha Rothman said.
Netanyahu is reportedly considering reversing his decision to fire the defense minister.
