Ex-Supreme Court chief: Coalition, opposition must reach a deal on judicial overhaul

Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak says he believes the government and opposition must come to some sort of broad agreement on the judicial overhaul.

Speaking at an event to mark the publication of his latest book, Barak says that reaching a negotiated deal “is possible without the sides giving up on their starting points.”

Barak is seen by many as the figure most responsible for Israel’s judicial changes since 2005 — many of which the government wants to overturn — and has emerged as a polarizing figure in the ongoing debate.

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