Efforts to end the coalition crisis:
Tomorrow (Thursday) in the evening, the leaders of the coalition parties in the Kirya will convene for a meeting in which they will address the burning issues.
At the center of the discussion is the issue of raising the pensions and laws of Defense Minister Bnei Gantz, following which the coalition stormed and repealed the bills it planned to raise today and Monday.
Despite the tensions of recent days, the coalition is already talking about the solution that is on the horizon.
Today, Meretz members told their friends in the other factions that they intend to vote in favor of raising pensions on first reading.
The chairman of the Labor Party and the Minister of Transportation, Merav Michaeli, was interviewed by the GLC and it seems that she decided to finally bring about a compromise and an end to the crisis.
"I object, but we did not say we would vote against," Minister Michaeli said of the pension crisis.
According to her, the matter will be resolved "by agreement and dialogue."
Defense Minister Gantz attacks his partners: "The leadership behaves with understanding towards those who want to disband the IDF" // Credit: Makor Rishon Conference
Minister Merav Michaeli, Photo: David Cohen - Ginny
The schedule outlined in the Coalition to Resolve the Pension Crisis is a meeting of party leaders tomorrow and bringing Ganz's laws to first reading this coming Monday.
After that, there will be discussions in the committee that will be agreed upon, where there may be certain minor changes for the benefit of all parties, and later the law will also go up for a second and third reading.
It will be recalled that time is pressing, since Ganz has to reply to the High Court regarding pensions by next Monday and in addition, a winter session ends on March 13.
Coalition officials tell Israel Today: "Two weeks ago, we decided to stop playing the flute of the various intimidators. This was the case with the unresolved problems with the UAV, and the same with blue and white.
Once an ultimatum is issued we are not there.
Do you want everyone to see that you are stopping Knesset activity because of pensions?
Have health - the threats do not work.
We could take the risk because we are nearing the end of the session.
In the last two weeks before the Knesset recess, no one will dismantle the government. "
Deputy Minister Avir Kara, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Two other problematic hotspots in the coalition are Abir Kara and Eli Avidar.
Coalition officials estimate that Bennett will give Kara achievements for the independents if he wants to, and the assessment in Eli Avidar's case is that he is not interested in overthrowing the government and in the worst case will rely on a majority of 60 votes and not 61.
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