Gantz: If the vote on committee is pushed off, we will quit judicial overhaul talks

14 June 2023, 12:39 pm

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National Unity Party leader MK Benny Gantz speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 12, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

National Unity party leader Benny Gantz says if the coalition moves ahead with its plan to push off a vote on the members of the Judicial Selection Committee then his party will quit the ongoing judicial overhaul negotiations.

“If the coalition thwarts today’s election for the Judicial Selection Committee, we will not sit for talks in the President’s Residence,” says the party in a stataement. “Anyone who cares about preserving democracy, stability and continuing dialogue to reach agreements needs to act responsibly today and allow the Judicial Selection Committee to be established.”