Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir spoke out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intention to freeze “judicial reform” plans.
Ben Gvir tweeted on Twitter: “Something happened in Israel that day. The voices of the pilots are worth more than the votes of the Golani, the voices of the border guards are worth more than the votes of Dimona and Beer Sheva, and the voices of high technology are more than the voices of workers. Reforms must not be stopped.” The judicial system, and we must not succumb to chaos.”
This is the day of peace in Israel. .
— איתמר בן גביר (@itamarbengvir) March 27, 2023
The far-right Religious Zionism party, led by Smotrych, said in a statement that “after much deliberation and consultation, our position is that the law should not be stopped in any way,” given that “stopping the passage of the law would be tantamount to surrendering violence, chaos and tyranny of the minority and ruin the election results.”
He continued: “We have been duly elected and given a clear mandate from the people to restore balance to Israeli democracy. We must make sure that the voice of the majority of the people is heard and continue this important historical correction.”
The statement added: “After the adoption of a law that will balance the composition of the Judicial Appointment Committee, it will be possible to stop and talk to anyone who wishes, from a position of mutual respect and recognition of the election results, and not as a result of forcible coercion of minority opinions.”
And Israeli media reported that a press conference that Netanyahu was supposed to hold at 10:00 today, Monday, was postponed to announce a freeze on judicial “reforms” due to disagreements within the government coalition and Ben-Gvir’s threats to overthrow parliament. government in case of suspension of the Judicial Plan Act.
Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu’s meeting with the leaders of the coalition parties had ended, indicating that Netanyahu was pushing for an end to the “reforms”.
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– החדשות – N12 (@N12News) March 27, 2023
Source: RT + “Together” + “Channel 12”
