Posted on 07/20/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to deliver a statement on Thursday at 8:10 PM IDT, during which he will discuss the bill to reduce the reasonableness standard and the criticism of the move.
Netanyahu is not expected to announce the softening of the bill but will call for calm and talk about the intention to continue the legislation with consensus.
For the past few hours, the Prime Minister has been holding a consultation in his office regarding the correct way to continue the reform legislation. The leading ministers participating are Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Minister Ron Dermer.
Earlier in the day, Netanyahu met with the head of the National Trade Union, Arnon Ben-David, and the chairman of the Business Sector Presidentory, Dovi Amitai.
He told the two that he "will continue to work towards dialogue and consensus on the matter of the judicial reform."
The head of the National Trade Union called on Netanyahu to halt the legislation: "For the unity of the people of Israel, stop, the nation is in peril. You see the pain from north to south; you are everyone's Prime Minister."