Netanyahu says if compromise deal is reached, ‘nobody will prevent it being implemented’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is working to “exhaust every possibility” of reaching a wide agreement on the government’s judicial overhaul plans.

According to a statement from his office, Netanyahu is working “to reach a national agreement which will bring balance between the three authorities,” the legislative, executive and judicial.

The statement adds that if such an agreement is reached, “nobody will prevent it from being implemented.”

His comments are widely seen in Hebrew media as aimed at far-right coalition partner Itamar Ben Gvir, who just issued a statement decrying the possibility of “surrender” in such talks.

Some opposition figures have dismissed the idea of such negotiations, since they do not believe Netanyahu’s coalition partners will allow him to agree to any compromise deal.