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Monday, September 11, 2023
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Monday, September 11, 2023
Likud minister backs call for compromise deal on overhaul
Science Minister Ofir Akunis arrives for a Likud party meeting in Jerusalem on May 28, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis backs the prime minister’s calls for negotiations over the judicial overhaul.
“Akunis calls on all sides to continue efforts to reach a compromise and a wide agreement which will be accepted by a large majority of the Israeli public,” his office says in a statement.
“Most people in Israel are expecting things to calm down, an agreement, and to start the new year in a conciliatory manner,” he adds.
The statement from Akunis’s office spells out that “this message is not coordinated with the Prime Minister’s Office and was not requested by it.”
