TV report: Coalition officials open to softening reasonableness bill, won’t delay vote

Unnamed senior coalition officials are quoted saying they are “open to compromise” on the bill currently being debated in the Knesset to bar judicial oversight of the “reasonableness” of government and ministerial decisions.

Channel 12 stresses that no such compromise has been reached, and that there is no official confirmation of the reports.

It suggests that some opposition reservations about the bill might be incorporated into the final text — either unilaterally by the coalition, or via agreement.

The unnamed sources are quoted saying the coalition won’t delay this week’s vote and won’t agree to postpone other planned overhaul legislation for 18 months, but Channel 12 suggests a six-month freeze in further legislation might be possible.

It says officials involved in the now-collapsed compromise talks that took place at the President’s Residence in the spring are involved in exploring a possible compromise, as are several academics.

Army Radio quotes unnamed Likud sources saying Prime Minister Netanyahu is more inclined to seek a compromise than he was before his hospitalization, though not at any price.