Fewer and fewer in the Coalition believe that they will be able to pass both the IDF draft law to the satisfaction of the ultra-Orthodox parties as well as the judicial selection committee bill and survive the winter session.
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This includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is reportedly working on a compromise that would involve the postponement of the controversial judicial bill in order to attempt to build broad consensus.
This would be a politically painful compromise for right-wing voters who elected the current government into power to bring about a change in the judiciary and restore the balance between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
Haredi parties also urge Netanyahu to postpone the legislation, although their reason behind the push is the desire to focus on the conscription bill that would grant blanket exemptions from military service to yeshiva students.
As such, Netanyahu is surrounded by partners and ministers urging him to rethink the judicial reform timeline, including Likud members urging him to postpone the bill to calm the winds.
"We gave Justice Minister Yariv Levin seven months to devote to the judicial reform, at the expense of our own ministries. Now it's his turn to slow down a bit," a source in the Likud told Israel Hayom.
Netanyahu is concerned, however, that the move might cause instability within the Coalition.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich have both vowed to see the reform through, leaving little room for maneuver. The two even threatened to leave the Coalition if the process is hindered.
It is unlikely, however, that the two will follow through on their threats as according to polls, if another national election is held, they would end up on the benches of the Opposition.
Levin, in turn, said he would step down as justice minister if the reform was not promoted. He did not, however, say whether he would leave the Likud or endanger the Coalition in any other way.
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