Judicial Reform
“War is not waged with speeches. War is waged in a face-to-face battle, head-to-head and hand-to-hand, and that is what will happen here,” said Ehud Olmert.
The overture was rejected by opposition head Yair Lapid, who is demanding the proposed legislation be frozen as a precondition for talks.
“Show responsibility and leadership because you’re doing the exact opposite,” the prime minister said.
“They hear our strength and our commitment. They pretend they don’t hear and that they’re not afraid—but they hear and are afraid,” the leader of the opposition said.
Ron Huldai spoke at a demonstration against the judicial reform plan.
Chaotic scenes in the legislature come as anti-judicial reform protesters hold demonstrations across the country.
President Isaac Herzog proposes five principles on which to base negotiations over judicial reform.
“Red lines have been crossed in recent days by extremist elements that have one goal: To intentionally bring about anarchy,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The U.S. president stressed the importance of consensus building for “fundamental changes” • NYT columnist Thomas Friedman: If Netanyahu keeps moving ahead, he’ll be snubbing the White House.
“On Monday, we will head to Jerusalem to defend and fight for our country,” said the Israeli opposition leader.
The labor action is timed to coincide with the first vote on the government’s program in the Knesset.
The Israeli cybersecurity giant is the third company to withdraw holdings from Israel over Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s judicial reform plan, after Papaya Global and Disruptive Technologies Venture Capital.
