The Knesset plenary session will open this coming Monday - and the most interesting question is: What will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do, who is facing a crossroads regarding legal reform? Will he choose to give up on it, or will he have no choice but to continue promoting it, especially after the large right-wing demonstration last Thursday?
Coalition sources estimate that if talks between the coalition and the opposition at the presidential palace fail, pressure will be exerted on Netanyahu to continue promoting legal reform. This was reported in Ulpan Shishi.
According to the same sources, Netanyahu may find himself facing an ultimatum from the supporters of the legislation in Likud, and among the coalition partners, during the Knesset's summer session.
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According to them, "After the enormous show of force on Thursday in Jerusalem, it will be much more difficult for Netanyahu to veto the legislation.".
Earlier yesterday, Culture and Sports Minister Mickey Zohar clarified that even if the government does not reach agreements with the opposition, the reform will be advanced unilaterally.
""The reform is not intended to harm anything, but only to do good for the State of Israel," said Zohar. "It must happen, the right-wing public was promised reform and this is what they want.".
He claims that legal legislation is just as important as reducing the cost of living. "If we don't advance reform, we've lost our public, if we continue without agreements, we've lost the other side, who will continue to protest.".
But, even before the legal reform, the government will have to pass the state budget and the Arrangements Law. The budget must be passed by May 29. That means the government has exactly one more month to pass it - otherwise it will automatically fall apart.
After that, if and when, the coalition members will turn to advancing the legal reform laws. The bill that will give the coalition a majority in the committee for selecting judges and in electing the president of the Supreme Court is ready for second and third reading in the plenum. The bill that will establish the override clause has already passed its first reading.
According to 'Kan News', there is slight progress regarding a compromise, which may have been forged in meetings at the President's residence, but on the core issues - there is still great disagreement.
