The Knesset members of the state and labor camps held their faction meetings.
The meetings opened with statements to the media by the chairman of the Labor Party, Merav Michaeli, and the chairman of the state camp, Benny Gantz.
Michaeli said at the faction meeting: "I repeat and call on my friends in the opposition - not to negotiate with Netanyahu about our democracy; those who enter into negotiations in such a situation often surrender. The mask fell from the face of this government very quickly. Netanyahu is a powerful person, uninhibited, an instigator. He is not He would have suddenly talked about talks with the opposition, if he hadn't been at an impasse.
"Both the international community and the economic community from wall to wall, they all gave him a bright red card against the coup d'état. This would be a huge blow to the struggle and to the growing chance of shelving this legislation, if it is the opposition that comes to an understanding of harming Israeli democracy. Netanyahu has no legitimacy for the coup d'état With the exception of the 64 clowns, among whom there are also some silent opponents, there is not a single strategic or economic or civil or international partner for this radical and very dangerous move.
A day of demonstrations in Tel Aviv, photo: E.P
Violent demonstrations in Tel Aviv, photo: AFP
Finally, she repeated her call to the members of the opposition not to negotiate with Netanyahu "about our democracy", according to her.
"She is not for sale," she concluded and added: "And in the spirit of Purim, one can say that those who enter into negotiations in such a situation are many in surrender."
After her, Gantz spoke and said: "I want to open up and speak to thousands of reservists and regular soldiers who feel, like many in the public, that Israeli democracy is on the precipice."
We will win this fight - sooner or later.
The State of Israel and its values are stronger than any government.
I urge you to continue to serve, to continue to show up in any condition.
To defend this country with protests and to defend it with sorties.
Defend it as demonstrators and defend it at checkpoints and intersections, defend it in the media and defend it in the intelligence forces. Don't give in to the reluctance, with all the pain. Keep fighting for the country in battle, keep fighting for it in protest."
He then turned to Prime Minister Netanyahu: "Mr. Prime Minister - a little modesty. We and the protestors are no less patriotic than you. We love the country no less than you. And if a quarter of a million protesters are anarchists - then I am also a proud anarchist. I call on all the responsible parties in the coalition and in particular To the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense - make your voice heard clearly and stop the incitement!"
Prime Minister Netanyahu, photo: L.A.M
Finally, he called for a halt to the legislation and said that the millionth demonstration is on its way: "Unfortunately - even after I talked with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and the Speaker of the Knesset, and reached the Constitution Committee - the outstretched hand did not meet a sister's hand.
Yesterday, over a quarter of a million protesters took to the streets - in dozens of locations.
We will bring out more and more people - if the gallop continues, a million people will take to the streets to echo the voice of the people.
A million moral people, not anarchists.
The millionth demonstration is on the way - maybe then someone will listen."
"Legitimization for a Regime Coup"
We will remind you that during the politically stormy week, in which two huge demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv on Wednesday and Saturday, they were also accompanied by protests in other areas around the country against the legal reform - and in light of the violence that broke out between the police and the demonstrators, Gantz called for a sit down to talk.
"Terror is hitting us from the outside - the members of the coalition are tearing us apart from the inside," the chairman of the state camp harshly attacked.
This is an anti-Zionist act, an anti-state act, this is a promiscuous act.
when will we stop
When blood will be spilled in the streets?"
Gantz ignores Michali at a protest in Jerusalem // Photo: Yori Yalon
Michaeli, on the other hand, attacked Gantz for his statement.
"Dear Benny Gantz, it is not clear why you are volunteering to give Netanyahu legitimacy for a coup," she said.
"This is not negotiation - this is a trap, and if you fall into it, Israeli democracy will be severely damaged."
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