Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to postpone for several weeks the adoption of a bill on judicial reform in the state, because of which mass protests arose there.. The Guardian writes about this, citing a statement by the far-right Jewish Power party, which is leading the reform process..
As noted, the changes will be considered at the next session of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset), which will be held after the local Passover holiday.. They want to approve the reform "
" This is a golden mean that is unlikely to completely reassure either side, but will allow the prime minister to get more time,"
Netanyahu himself has yet to issue an appeal to delay controversial reform.
At the same time, Jewish Power said that the head of the Israeli government gave permission for the formation of a civilian "
Noah Landau, deputy editor of the local newspaper Haaretz, expressed concern over the arrangement..
Worse and worse: Ben Gvir now says he's reached an agreement with Netanyahu to delay judicial reform in exchange for a new police force under his direct command. Ben Gvir's private military. Exactly what we needed…"