Gantz says no progress in Herzog-mediated judicial reform talks

By Jeremy Sharon

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1 May 2023, 2:55 pm 1 Edit

Jeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter

National Unity leader Benny Gantz speaks during a faction meeting at the Knesset on April 19, 2023. (Yonatan SIndel/Flash90)

National Unity leader Benny Gantz says the negotiations for a compromise on judicial and legal reform being mediated by President Isaac Herzog are not bearing fruit.

“The negotiations aren’t progressing at all on any issue, especially the Judicial Selection Committee,” says Gantz during his party’s faction meeting at the Knesset.

“We will not allow politicians to control the appointment of judges because this amounts to political judges,” he says, vowing his party will not compromise on that issue.

He adds that the negotiations over the judicial reforms cannot continue indefinitely, although he declines to put a deadline on them.