3 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Israeli Presidency reported on Sunday the resumption of talks between the government and the opposition with the aim of reaching an agreement on the controversial judicial reform.
The meeting will begin at 11:00 a.m. and will take place at the residence of the president, Isaac Herzog, who in recent days has urged politicians to come together, despite the lack of trust and animosity between the two parties, the newspaper reports. ‘The Times of Israel’.
“I am aware that the walls of suspicion are high. I know that unfortunately there is hostility and mistrust. But it is important that we take a deep breath, look at reality and give the negotiation process a real chance,” he said then.
In recent months, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Israel’s main cities to express their rejection of the judicial reform project promoted by the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Israeli ‘premier’ announced last week the paralysis of the parliamentary process of the reform, due to the tension between protesters and security agents after the dismissal of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, for having proposed a pause in the measure, with the in order to reach an agreement between the parties.
In this sense, the opposition leader and former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has also requested this Sunday the reinstatement of the dismissed minister. “It is dangerous, it is irresponsible, it is the madness of the system in the midst of a tense security period. Netanyahu should announce that Galant’s dismissals are canceled and give peace and stability to the security system,” he wrote in his network profile. social Twitter.
Former Defense Minister and leader of the National Unity party Benny Gantz has also demanded that the head of government return the minister in pursuit of security. “The time has come for Netanyahu to stop the deadly damage to security and return Minister Gallant to his post immediately. Politics should not be prioritized over security,” he asserted.
