Prime Minister Netanyahu's office commented on the opinion of the Attorney General that Netanyahu cannot involve himself in the President's proposed reforms.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu did not wait for the Attorney General's letter to call for calm. He has been doing this in public statements for weeks and has not required confirmation from anyone. It is unthinkable that in a democratic country there are those who thought that the Prime Minister of Israel could be prevented from calling for unity and calming public discourse, or to silence the one who was just now democratically elected and represents millions of citizens," the Prime Minister's Office said.