Upon his return from the US on Sunday, even before returning to his home, Israeli President Isaac Herzog returned to his shuttle diplomacy to attempt to bring a compromise between the government and the opposition after the bill to reduce the reasonableness standard passes in the Knesset.
From Ben-Gurion Airport, Herzog met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is hospitalized at Sheba-Tel Hashomer Hospital. "This is an emergency, we have to reach a consensus," the President stated.
Following his meeting with Netanyahu, Herzog met with opposition leader Yair Lapid and then with National Unity leader Benny Gantz.
Kan News reported that an agreement on a compromise is shaping up, according to which the reduction of the reasonableness standard will only pertain to government decisions. A source involved in the discussions claims that the wording of the Reasonableness Law is nearly completely agreed on, and the argument is currently over the length of pause in legislation after the summer session ends.
Earlier on Sunday, Benny Gantz called on Netanyahu to compromise and promised that the agreement would be binding for the next Knesset as well. "I propose tonight, out of fairness, to you and to all the members of the house from the various factions, that if we go to the outline of agreements, it will be binding not only for this Knesset but also for the next Knesset - this is what all the heads of the coalition and the opposition will commit to. We will announce that there will be no judicial or administrative legislation that has consequences for the nature of the government in Israel without broad agreement and discussion within the same mechanism so that we do not return to this upheaval that is happening to all of us.”
The opposition leaders will meet tomorrow to coordinate positions ahead of the vote.