Former PM Bennett proposes weeklong halt in legislation while compromise talks begin

Former prime minister Naftali Bennett says the differences between the coalition and the opposition regarding the conditions under which compromise talks on the government’s judicial overhaul are launched are easily bridgeable, backing President Isaac Herzog’s outline for negotiations.

Speaking with Channel 12, Bennett proposes a one-week break in legislative processes while the sides negotiate, noting that this would be a small concession on the part of the coalition, given that it would likely be a week until the next Knesset vote anyway.

Bennett, in the past a fierce proponent of overhauling the justice system with proposals even more far-reaching than the current government’s, says that, while he supports sweeping changes, they needs to be made when in dialogue together with critics.