Education Minister Yoav Kisch says talks between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition and the Knesset opposition over the contours of changes to the judiciary are pushing ahead in earnest, despite recent indications that the compromise effort is floundering.
“There’s genuine, sincere efforts from both sides to reach a draft with as wide agreement as possible,” Kisch says in a speech during the annual Israel Prize awards ceremony at Binyanei Hauma International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
Yoav Kisch, chairman of the Interior Affairs Committee, leads a meeting regarding the deportation of African asylum seekers at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, January 29, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Talks brokered by President Isaac Herzog have yet to show any tangible fruit, but have produced a full crop of mostly anonymous accusations and recriminations in the media from both sides in the media, often attempting to portray the other side as insincere.
Kisch, who is part of the Likud negotiating team, says Israel has been stuck in an “internal crisis” in recent months “filled with weighty worries and fears.”
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