Amidst the escalating protests against the judicial reform and the ongoing legislation, Shalom Danino, a Likud Knesset member, has become the latest coalition member to oppose the partisan approach. He expressed his stance, stating, "We cannot let the entire term revolve around just one issue."
Danino stressed that the Law of the Committee for the Selection of Judges should be passed with a formula of 5-5, preferably through consensus, and should not be further pursued. "The country is facing significant challenges, and the Likud party is experiencing internal turmoil. It would be wiser to defer the decision on the continuation of this matter until the elections in October 2026," he asserted during a conversation with Yedioth Ahronoth radio hosts.
ื"ื @ShalomDanino ืืจืืืื ืืืืงืจ: "ืื ืขืืื ื ืืืืืื ืืืืืจ. ืื ืื ื ืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืชืขืกืง ืืื ืกืขืืคื ืืจืคืืจืื ืื ืืงืื ืฆืื. ืืข"ื ืืืื ืืืืจืืช ื2026. ื ืงืื ืืช ืืืืื ืืืขื ืื ืืื ืืืฉืืื ืขืื ืืืง ืืืจืคืืจืื. ืื ืื ื ืฆืจืืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืช ืืขื ืืื ืฉื ืืืืขืื ืืืืืจืช ืฉืืคืืื. ืื ืืฉืื ื ืฉื ืืื ืืชืื ืืจืืขื ืกืขืืคืื-ืืืื ื"
โ ืจืืื ืืจืื - Radio Darom (@radiodarom97) July 30, 2023
He is not the only member from his party to voice dissent. MK Eli Dellal announced last Friday that he will no longer support unilateral moves by the coalition. MK Yuli Edelstein also echoed similar sentiments. Last Wednesday, MK David Bitan openly criticized fellow Likud members over the continuation of the judicial reform legislation, stating, "In the next steps, we will intervene. We will no longer allow one person to dictate the course of action." Bitan emphasized the possibility of finding compromises and conveyed that the cause of reasonableness is not a crucial battleground. He implied that he is part of a larger group within the Likud opposing the partisan legislation.
MK Edelstein furthered his Likud peers' comments on the matter while expressing his concerns about the continued legislation and the need to safeguard the readiness of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). "We continuously monitor the competence and readiness of the IDF, not just during the current crisis. We hope that we are moving in the right direction, acknowledging that not every question has a simple answer," he stated.
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โ ๆ็ณๆธ ๆญฃ Kiyomasa Akashi (@AkashiKiyomasa) July 29, 2023
Edelstein revealed that he has called for a committee meeting this Monday, which will convene at the IDF's Intelligence headquarters with the Minister of Defense to receive the latest updates. Based on his impressions and the input from the Chief of Staff, he conveyed that the IDF is currently qualified, but potential consequences may arise in the future. He expressed hope in preventing a culture where personnel can refuse orders due to disagreements with the government, as it would undermine the moral fabric of the IDF.
