Herzog tries to mediate before the vote of the controversial judicial reform in Israel

President Israeli, isaac herzogmet today with the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuto try to mediate between the Government and the opposition before the vote tomorrow in Parliament of a controversial judicial reform proposed by the executive and that has caused massive demonstrations.

It is feared that the protests will intensify if the new regulations are approved on Monday.

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Herzog held this Sunday a “urgent meeting with the prime minister as part of his efforts to reach an agreement between the parties”, reported his spokesman, who explained that tonight the president will also meet with the opposition leader, Yair Lapid.

“This is a time of emergency. You have to come to an agreement”, said Herzog, who moved to the meeting with Netanyahu immediately after landing at the Ben Gurion International Airport after an official visit to USA.

The meeting took place at the Sheba medical center on the outskirts of Tel Avivwhere Netanyahu is recovering after surgery last morning in which a pacemaker was successfully implanted.

The president’s attempt at mediation follows several failed attempts in recent months, in which he conducted extensive negotiations with the parties before they collapsed in June.

Today’s talks take place shortly before the vote on a cornerstone of the controversial reform, scheduled for tomorrow and which has sparked new protests.

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The law seeks to annul the doctrine of reasonableness, which allows the Supreme Court to revoke government decisions and which would mark the first great achievement of the reform of the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu.

In parallel with the beginning of the parliamentary debate, thousands of protesters gathered today in different parts of the country, especially on the outskirts of the Knesset (Parliament), in Jerusalem.

Today’s protests follow a historic day of mobilization last night, in which more than 550,000 Israelis took to the streets across the country to express their rejection of the reform.

Meanwhile, in Tel Aviv, several thousand rallied today to express their support for reform, with messages supporting Netanyahu and his far-right coalition partners.

This Sunday, the conservative Likudthe prime minister’s party, rejected a proposal from the country’s largest trade union association, the Histadrutwhich proposed a nuanced version of the law that the Government seeks to approve.

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In March, a general strike coordinated by the Histadrut was key to suspending the approval of the reform, and local media anticipate that the unions could announce a similar measure if the vote scheduled for this Monday advances.

In parallel, the Army Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevitoday questioned the more than 10,000 reservists who announced that they would suspend their voluntary service while the reform goes ahead.

“If we do not have a strong and united defense force, if Israel’s best do not serve in the Army, we will no longer be able to exist as a country in the region.Halevi noted in a letter sent to the troops.

Source: Elcomercio

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