Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked spoke on Monday at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York and said it is clear that the government's judicial reforms will not pass in their initial version, and should only be pursued if there is wide agreement with the opposition.
"When I was Minister of Justice, I changed the High Court [of Justice] within the existing rules, and took the political steps in order to do it. Today the High Court is more balanced, as it has a liberal camp and a conservative camp," said Shaked.
"The current government abandoned the reform; we all understand it is not going to happen. What is good is for the coalition and opposition to find a common path" such as legislating an agreed-upon law, she added.
"In Israel, we do not have a constitution, and, to be honest, we are not going to, as the society is too diverse and polarized, and we will not agree," Shaked stated.
For this reason, she said, the reforms should be carried out in "wide agreement, step by step," and the coalition should understand the fears of the reforms' opponents.
Shaked also said in her remarks that she believed that the Israel-US relationship would remain good no matter who is in power in either country, since it was based on shared values and interests.
On the question of whether she was planning a return to politics, Shaked said, "In politics you can never know what will happen. The current government is stable and will last three or four years, so I have time to have fun and make money."