First joint reading of the opposition and the coalition:
Knesset members Dani Danon and Yuli Edelstein from the Likud, and Gadi Eisenkot and Hili Trooper from the state camp, signed a letter in which they called for a discussion based on the principles of the outline presented by President Herzog.
"We, the undersigned, members of the Knesset from different factions, who have the good of the State of Israel at the forefront of our minds, undertake to do everything to preserve the common home. The State of Israel is currently facing many and complex challenges in the fields of society, the economy, and its international status, and is facing serious terrorist attacks and security challenges more serious than ever," the reading reads.
Calls for compliance with the President's proposal, Eisenkot (archive), photo: Oren Ben Hakon
"Above all of this hovers, like a gloomy shadow, the difficult dispute that tears and divides the public in Israel regarding the various proposals concerning the Israeli justice system. We have no doubt that, although the disputes are difficult, it is our duty to act in every way to reach broad agreements. It is our duty as representatives of the public and its elected officials, To act immediately to resolve the disputes and to reach agreements and above all to stop the danger of disintegration that looms before us as a society and as a country.
"All that is required is to respond to the invitation of the President of the State and hold a discussion based on the principles of the outline he proposed. We call on all members of the House to support in this way and to respond to the call of the President of the State."
A day of demonstrations in Tel Aviv, photo: E.P
Throughout the day, demonstrations and roadblocks were held from the north of the country to the south.
Among other things, Highway 1 at Shaar HaGai was blocked to traffic, and Kaplan and Ibn Gvirol streets in Tel Aviv.
Some of the protesters also did not let the doors of the trains close and thus disrupted the movement of the trains.
The politicians, as expected, did not leave themselves out of the protest.
The Minister of National Security called the demonstrators "anarchists" and said that the police would act "to maintain public order".
Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a statement backing Ben Gabir and called for "respecting the law". On the other hand, the opposition criticized Ben Gabir and claimed that he uses the police as his "private police".
Roadblocks during the National Day of Disruptions, photo: Herzi Shapira
In the evening, President Yitzhak Herzog spoke at an event in honor of the completion of a seafaring course and addressed the difficult political tensions surrounding the legal reform.
He explained that the current crisis is the opportunity to fortify Israeli democracy by reaching a broad consensus on the changes.
Because of this, he called on the parties to open a dialogue.
"I believe with all my heart that this moment of crisis can be turned into a defining constitutional moment. A moment in which our democracy, the principles of the Declaration of Independence, the rule of law, human rights, and the checks and balances between the authorities will be preserved for generations," he said optimistically.
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