President says he regrets that coalition did not heed his call for compromise; says it's not too late to hold talks before final legislation passes, 'prove that generosity wins'

As the judiciary fight escalates, only one institution has proven determined to bring the sides to the table, demand compromise and push back against narrow sectarian politics

Smotrich accuses Lapid of 'declaring war on Israel' in criticizing sweeping reform; opposition leader says finance minister causing societal tensions with 'hasty legislation'

Levin says legislative push will move forward as demonstrators gather across country for 7th straight week, At J'lem rally, right-wingers urge gov't to adopt Herzog's compromise

Baharav-Miara argues PM cannot be involved due to 2020 conflict of interest arrangement barring him from involvement in matters that could impact his ongoing trial on graft charges

Former heads of police, Shin Bet, Mossad warn legal shakeup 'will cause damage for generations’; constitution scholar says president's power symbolic, refusal wouldn't carry weight

Kudos to President Herzog for his judicial overhaul compromise proposals, but if Netanyahu wanted constructive reform, he wouldn't have pitched Israel into this crisis

Opposition head says pause would enable president to facilitate dialogue on judicial reform; coalition delays some private bills but presses 'full speed ahead' with main proposals

Plenum votes on override clause, reinstating Deri pushed to later date amid Herzog mediation efforts; Levin, Rothman say delayed bills were privately filed, no delay in legislation

Head of the Knesset committee pushing through legislation cancels session in order to meet with president, but says he's unwilling to compromise on core parts of overhaul plan