 Netanyahu moves to advance its judicial overhaul legislation. President Isaac Herzog has in recent months tried to reach some kind of compromise between opposing parties. Those efforts have so far been unsuccessful. Overnight, a major protest took place in Tel Aviv in support of the overhaul. At the same time, another demonstration taking place outside parliament against the reform and specifically this reasonableness bull. Now adding a new dimension to the tension, some surprise health developments in recent days. Developments that seemed more serious than initially reported the Prime Minister was discharged from hospital earlier on Monday after having a pacemaker implanted the previous night. He is in parliament right now. Today, voices on both sides of the political spectrum continue with their protests. The President's 11th hour attempt to find some middle ground included a visit to the hospital to talk to the Prime Minister overnight and separate talks with opposition leaders Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz and now a victory for the coalition just moments ago. So for the latest insights into what has just transpired this breaking news, we welcome to studio Ben Droy-Yamini, senior journalist at the Yediot Akhronaut Daily and this new development coming in just a short while ago. All 64 members of the coalition did vote in favor, very briefly your response before we go to Jerusalem. It's not a victory. Nobody can declare any kind of victory. It's a defeat. It's a defeat to the Israeli people. We have to admit it. And you will ask me to explain and it's not easy because it's like if to try to explain the unexplainable and that's it's a very sad moment to Israel. It's something we are certainly going to unpack throughout this broadcast right now though. Let's go live to Jerusalem, our senior diplomatic correspondent Owen Ultiman is inside the parliament and breaking news, a victory for the coalition. Some would call it the opposition walks out. What is the latest there? What can you tell us, Owen? Yeah, well, Benita, as you can see around me, obviously a flurry of activity here in the Knesset building after the end of that vote with members of parliament walking to and fro. I saw Benjamin Netanyahu with his failings of guards seem to be on his way out after the vote. Doesn't seem to be too interested at this point in speaking to the media. Look, you mentioned that it was a victory for the coalition, but one of the interesting storylines over the past few hours is how it was a victory for part of the coalition. And one of the parts of the fallout of this is the friction within the coalition. And we saw that friction become much, much sharper, right? With those pictures in real time inside the plenum, Benita, of defense minister Yoav Galant arguing vigorously with Justice Minister Yareev Levine, laying bare the divisions within the coalition, Benjamin Netanyahu at some points in time, going out to take telephone calls to find a way to try to bridge the differences not only between coalition and opposition, but within the coalition itself. Of course, though, the political impact is going to pale in comparison as Bender O'Yamini alluded to, to the social impact, right? Those protesters are out in the streets. What will the next few hours bring? Nobody really knows. We're in uncharted territory, even given the crisis of the past six months, because now a major piece of legislation has actually passed. How will the country respond? How will the protest movement respond? How far reaching? Will the response be both in its depth and in its breadth? And Benita, I think one of the ironies here is the legal fallout actually might be quite minimal because it may just be that the Supreme Court finds a clever way around this, right? Instead of using the reasonableness standard as a way of questioning government decisions, well, maybe they expand other standards that they already have in their toolkit to be able to use, to try to strike down or to narrow government moves. At any rate, this is not just a debate about the judicial overhaul. This, of course, is a debate about the balance of power within Israeli society. That's why it's so high stakes. That's why it's out in the streets. And that's what we're going to be waiting to see, not just in the days to come, but really in the hours to come. We will be crossing to our correspondence outside shortly to find out exactly what the reaction is likely to be on the streets. But in the meantime, just for some context, Owen critics had been asking what the rush was to push this bull through now. The summer session ends at the end of the month. That's a week away. So talk to us about the timing here, the rush for this to happen, in the timing that it did. Well, listen, Benita, as I've been saying for months, including in plenty of broadcasts with you, for Benjamin Netanyahu, this is a balance, right? On one hand, the political needs of parts of his coalition for whom this is a priority. By the way, it's only parts of the coalition for whom this is a priority. But Netanyahu needs to keep that entire coalition together. And there are a few true believers in this judicial overhaul. Of course, the Justice Minister, Yuriev Levine, the Chairman of the Constitution Committee here at the Knesset Simcha Rotman, but also others. So Netanyahu needs to keep them on side to keep his coalition together. That's one side. And on the other, of course, the pushback, right? The economic pushback, the pushback inside the military, which has become so sharp in the last few days, the social pushback in terms of the reaction and the division and the fissures inside the society. And of course, the international fallout. Of course, we've seen the protests, the worry, as he puts it, from US President Joe Biden and the feelings abroad. So Netanyahu needs to balance those two factors. And he needs to try to get that balance right. I think historians, and even in the short-term journalists, are going to be questioning whether he got the balance right in this case. As Vendor Yamini said, this may prove to be a defeat, even from Benjamin Netanyahu's perspective. And they be especially from Netanyahu's perspective. On one hand, the law went through. Those parts of his coalition are going to be very satisfied and are going to stay on side. On the other hand, the fallout might be so dramatic that it may prove to be a bit of a peeric victory. But of course, that's what we're waiting to see. Again, not just in the days to come, but literally in the hours to come. Itamar Ben-Gavir is saying just moments ago, this is good news for Israel. The state of Israel will be a little more democratic from today, break down the likely reaction from the far-right leader and other colleagues as well. Well, listen, this may not be priority issue for Ben-Gavir, this judicial overhaul. Unlike Yareev Levine or Sim Karatman who I alluded to earlier, this hasn't been something he has been writing about and impassioned about for decades, as have those two. He has other issues that are more important to him and that are more priorities both to him, and we should say to his constituents. That said, once you have an issue like this, which is pitched as a high-stakes societal issue, dividing the right half of the public, if you will, from the left half, politically, Ben-Gavir may feel and may even want to take a strong stand. And stake out his position to burnish his brand as being at the right fringe of the Israeli political spectrum. So that's where he is, that's where he feels he needs to be. He is divisive, that's his brand, that's what his voters like about him. That's why many of them gravitate to him. So it stands to reason that he'll come out with a statement like that one. Of course, I don't necessarily think from Netanyahu's perspective it's all that helpful. That's necessarily the full set of messaging that he needs in order to, again, manage this balance, right? Because he doesn't only need to please those factions in his coalition. He needs to worry about the stock market, the high-tech sector, foreign exchange traders, the Army reservists, who many of cases are in revolt, and of course the White House and the international reaction. So obviously Ben-Gavir is not necessarily someone who Netanyahu is going to be happy to see him coming out and speaking out, but of course that's Ben-Gavir's way. He's part of the coalition. He has a platform. He was given a platform by his voters and he's here for better or worse to represent them. We'll be coming back to you for more political reaction. For now, that's our senior diplomatic correspondent, Owen Alderman, inside parliament in Jerusalem. And still with me in studio, Ben-Droy Amini, senior journalist from the Iliot Akrono Daily, and also joining us now, Guy Porran, captain in the reserves and co-leader of the Air Force Pilots protest. Gentlemen, thank you both for being here. I want to pick up with you, Ben-Droy, because you said earlier this is a sad day for the country. Explain why? Because actually, we know exactly that according to any kind of public opinion, you find out that the majority in Israel, including something like 40% from the liquid voters, they are against this kind of law. They wanted to stop the whole process, but nobody listened to them. And there is a very important point. In the last minute, today, it was not a debate between the protest and the coalition. It was a debate between right-wingers and right-wingers, extreme right-wingers against kind of a bit moderate right-wingers. They wanted to postpone, but eventually, who won? Who won? Itanar Bengbir, the extreme, extreme, extreme right-finger, a fanatic Knesset member. They won. And the problem is not Itanar Bengbir. Let's put it on the table. The problem is Benjamin Netanyahu, because he could choose something else. I mean, he had to decide. And what was his decision between, from one hand, Joav Galant, the defense minister, and Itanar Bengbir? He decided to support Itanar Bengbir. And yes, it is a very sad moment to Israel. It's at the feet of all of us. We're going to be speaking a little bit later about exactly that, the friction and the tension within the coalition over what has transpired. Stay with us, gentlemen. We've got lots more to unpack. Right now, we go back to Jerusalem, and our correspondent, Hamda Salhut, is outside parliament. So Hamda, all 64 members of the coalition, voted in favor of this reasonableness bill, a victory for the coalition in some people's eyes from some perspective. Talk to us about the perspective for protesters on the streets right now. Passing the legislative overhaul bills, there's a jumbotron here directly behind me that actually played the exact moment that the bill was passed with all 64 votes from the coalition. In that exact moment, demonstrators blocked the roads, were shouting, shamed, and even some erupting into tears. I have one of those demonstrators here with me. Karen, when I met you, you were very upset in tears because the bill had gone through. Talk to us a little bit about what you and these demonstrators are feeling now. First of all, we feel one of the things, songs that we sing in the demonstrations is that we're not afraid. But literally, we are. I'm 50. I have two kids. I invested my entire six months demonstrating. What do I feel now? I feel that this is the last day of Israel as I know it. I feel that there is a true existential threat to the existence of Israel, to the society, to the economy, to us as human beings. When I think about equality, the LGBTQ minorities, like Israel is going downstream. And it's all true. And we feel it in the cry and what you're hearing here and the amazing crowd here. They're crying out loud because they know that Israel is not going to be the same. So you mentioned the demonstrators are not going to give up. What's next for the protest movement? You know, the Justice Minister said that this was a historic passing, one of many, the first of many. What do you think about that? I think that the most one of the most embarrassing comments is that Ben Gver said that this is only the appetizers, like the Israeli chopped salad that you served before the main course. And it's crazy. I think that, again, they're going to be, they're going to continue doing their own thing. We're going to continue. And there is one ask that I have. I know that the people that are here are not going to go back home. And we're going to continue. What I ask is that people that stayed on the fence until now please join us because Israel is going to change. And it's going to affect everyone. And if I have another ask, I do ask Biden, dear Mr. President Biden, don't let BB and his extreme government wash their behavior. Like, please, don't let him get away from this. Don't invite him to the White House. Don't let the only democracy in the Middle East destroy itself. All right. Thank you so much, Karen. They're listening to Lapid now. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Khamdeh Sahud, thank you so much for that update. Right now, we go live to opposition leader Yair Lapid, who is responding of a law which has to do with our government in a proper world. You wouldn't discuss shortages in the way that they did that. I call upon everybody from here, the heroes of the demonstration. Do not believe to the happy cries. Just believe in yourselves. Believe the very clear voice that you have. Believe that the future belongs to the one who never gives up. And I call upon the reservists, the pilots whose heart has broken today. I was a PM, and I know your capabilities, sacrifice, and dedication. Just wait. Wait. Allow the Supreme Court to deal with the law and then make a decision. Don't stop serving. Do not jeopardize the capability of the IDF. We don't know what the ruling of the Supreme Court will be. We are not giving up, and we're not saying that we are defeated. That's what's going to determine the fate of our broken heart country. This is the most dangerous crisis ever. And it didn't come because of our enemies, but because of an extreme radical government. They don't care about mortgage, about the economy, or the rift in the people of Israel. There's no citizen who will not feel the economic damage. There's no citizen whose livelihood is not going to be jeopardized. This crisis is going to dismantle us because this radical government, they want to win even if we all lose. But it didn't win because the battle is not over. It just began. Thank you. You're watching live images. Opposition leader Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atted Party saying this is an extreme radical government. And we are not saying that we are defeated. That is the response from opposition leader Yair Lapid just moments ago. Still with me in studio, Ben Joyamini, senior journalist at the Yariot Akronot Daily, and Guy Poran, captain in the reserves and co-leader of the Air Force Pilots protest. Guy, you have been instrumental in this protest movement in your vocal opposition to what is happening right now to start your reaction with the outcome in terms of the actual vote, the reasonableness bill, your response to that. First of all, I agree with Ben Joyamini 100% that Bibi Netanyahu has decided to side with the extremists in his own party and his extreme partners on the account of Israel's security, economy, society, and everything else. This is a very, very, very clear picture. Now, as far as the reservists and the pilots are among them, it's not anymore a story of the pilots. There are tens of thousands of other reservists who are saying basically our volunteer activity of volunteering for this country, risking our lives, is not something that we're going to be able to continue to do after so many years. If the country is not democratic anymore, any citizen in Israel who is asked whether he thinks that reserve pilots should serve in Putin's Air Force or some other non-democratic country would say no, obviously not. Well, we're in the same situation, but we haven't yet decided. It's not that the hundreds of pilots have not notified that they already stopped. They said that they would if this legislation passed. So now if the Supreme Court is going to be able to stop that terrible decision, no harm would have happened to the Air Force. The longer term, there is some obvious arm in the sense that it arrived to the situation that reserve pilots needed to adopt such an extreme step. But this is the fault of this government, not of the reserved volunteers. Yair Lapid says, we are not saying we are defeated. How you see this unfolding, what are the next moves for the protest movement? Yeah, well, I agree with Yair Lapid in the sense that the game is not over. It's not like tomorrow morning, we're going to wake up to a full dictatorship. No way, nobody thinks that. But this specific first battle, he's obviously lost. And we think that the law of non-risableness as all the experts are saying, and we're not listening to Ben Gvir and Levine saying that it's nothing. By the way, Levine is the one that in 2006 said that the non-risableness is the most important, strong value of the Israel's court judicial system. But we're listening to all the other experts, it's extreme. However, the other things that are on their plate are not there yet. So the game is not over. We're going to unpack exactly what is on the plate. You're not the first to allude to food when it comes to how this is all being described. The salads have been served, some have said in recent days. And they're bitter. Guy Poran, Ben Droy, Yemini, stay with us. We've got lots more to discuss right now. 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Welcome to Israel Business Beat, your gateway to the captivating world of Israeli business and technology. Israel Business Beat. Sundays and Wednesdays, 9.30 p.m. GMT. Back to this I-24 News Special Edition. I'm Benita Levine, coming to you live from Tel Aviv. And if you're just joining us, it's breaking news. The highly contentious, reasonableness bill has just been approved in Parliament in Jerusalem. The opposition has walked out. It's the latest chapter in the ongoing fight for democracy in Israel, a fight that is polarizing the nation as the Israeli government is fighting for democracy in Israel. That is polarizing the nation as the Israeli government, headed by Benjamin Netanyahu, moves to advance its judicial overhaul legislation. Voices on both sides of the political spectrum have been speaking out against and in favour of those changes to the Israeli court's reasonableness standard. But what does the coalition's bill entail? Our correspondent, Nicole Zedek, breaks down the details and how it plays into the larger judicial reform. Let's take a look. From the streets of Israel to the halls of the Knesset, there's an ongoing debate regarding who decides what's reasonable. In fact, the reasonableness standard used by Israeli courts has garnered controversy for years. I mean, everybody knows that in normal days in Israel, a hundred members of the Knesset were supported. Everybody knows that even Gitanzar from opposition presented it in his side. Everybody knows that Tel Aviv supported it. The coalition's reasonableness standard bill is the first part of its proposed judicial reforms. It limits judicial oversight on government decisions, preventing judges from striking down administrative decisions on the basis they aren't unreasonable, reckless, or unethical. Supporters say it will make the courts and the legal system more democratic, preventing judges from having too much say in government policy. Opponents say it removes vital checks and balances on the government. The whole basis of the reasonableness standard in Israeli law has roots in various legal traditions, including Jewish law, which emphasizes fairness in legal decision making, plus British common law, which has its own reasonable person standard. In the past several decades, former Chief Justice of the High Court, Aharon Barak, is considered the main force behind the revolution that gave the courts power of judicial review. Barak has said he fully opposes the coalition's current changes to the reasonableness standard. Those in favor of the coalition's legislation say the current reasonability standard gives judges too much power over decision making by elected officials, citing court decisions such as the ban on deportation of families of terrorists to the Gaza Strip during the 2nd Intifada. I'm here today to make it clear to the people that I've elected, to the people that I voted for, to the people that I support, that I am 100% in favor of this judicial reform. However, critics of the legislation say removing the reasonableness standard would allow the government to pass arbitrary decisions and open the door to corruption. We'll continue the protest until this crazy government will stop breaking and destroying this country. Those against the coalition's judicial changes say the reasonableness standard is vital in keeping Israeli democracy alive. The bill is considered just the beginning and a larger move by the coalition to change the Israeli judiciary. So, still with me in studio, Ben Droyamini, senior journalist at the Idiot, Aharon O'Daily and Guy Poran captain in the reserves and co-leader of the Air Force Pilots protest. So, Yareva Levine says this is an historic and first step. I'm surprised at what he has in store down the line. But, Ben Droyamini, I want to come to you about potential moves for the Supreme Court. How can it change the way things are unfolding right now, specifically with this bill? Because right now, as we all know, the Supreme Court can, for example, revoke the law and say, sorry, it cannot pass, but it's not easy. It's not simple. And I don't think that people in the protests and generally in politicians should think that it's going to be the Supreme Court that will change everything. No, no, no. It's not the way to change. It's not the way, because in a way it might even make things worse. Why? Because now, we are asking the Supreme Court actually to revoke a basic law, which means part of the Israeli Constitution that should be one day. So it's not the best way to do things. But it might happen. It might happen. What is the best way then? To keep on with the protest, to find a compromise. I think most of the Israelis and Benjamin Netanyahu know that want a compromise. I think the protest should go on because it's not about this bill. I mean, it's a big mistake if people think that the whole protest is because of the reasonableness bill. No, it's not the story. The story is that they might continue. The story is that some of them declare that people who want today, like Ben Kvir and Yareev Levine, they said it's only the appetite and we are going to continue with some other lose, which might really endanger the Israeli democracy. It's not because of one bill. Let me tell you one more thing. I think that the reasonable story in the Supreme Court should be changed, should be reformed. Yes, they have good arguments. They do not have the good way. They do not have the good conclusions. But yes, they do have some good arguments against what happened in the Supreme Court. We're going to discuss more in just a moment. But right now we want to welcome the Tsarna Dushan Lightner, president of the Shirat Hadin Law Center. Thank you so much for joining us at this politically historic time, all 64 members of the coalition voting in favor of the reasonableness bill. Are you surprised? I'm not surprised for the sole reason that the coalition had a majority to pass this legislation and they were very determined to do it. And they were successful. Despite the trials and negotiation and to sell this and to get some compromise with the opposition, they did not reach any settlements and the Justice Minister and the chairman of the Constitution Committee were very determined to pass this legislation and they were able to do it. Yeah, Riva Levine saying this is an historic step you may have heard us talking in studio right now that these are in effect the starters for what lies ahead. Talk to us about your understanding of the main course. What is down the line, your understanding, your perspective? Look, Riva Levine, I would say perhaps was voted and his whole narrative was to pass this judicial reform. He was born to do this and therefore when he was appointed to be the Justice Minister in this current government he did not stop until he was able to do it. Now he gave up a lot. The judicial reform consisted four sections to deal with law cancellation to take away the authority of the court to cancel laws to take away the authority of the court to cancel acts of the government based on non-reasonableness to find a different way to appoint judges in Israel and to deal with the Italian generals of the different offices of the government because of the demonstrations and because of the widespread protest that was not shown in Israel before he went down, back down and continued only with two narrow sections. One is the unreasonableness clause and the other one which he intends to do is changing the way the committee that appoints judges. He was able to do the first one and he's very determined to go forward with the second one. As for my opinion about the judicial reform I would tell you that it's in the consensus that the Supreme Court in Israel took over rights that it didn't have was not authorized to do in what he called the constitutional revolution that was happening 30 years ago and since then there is a clash, a constant clash between the judicial authority to the legislative and the executive authority. The government, the Knesset want to carry out the policy that were elected to do so and the judicial is blocking them time after time. Now for the first time there is an opportunity, was an opportunity to change this and to bring back the power to the judicial, I'm sorry to the executive and the legislative authority and it happened to be that the Justice Minister was determined to do it and he succeeded. Nitsana Doshan-Lajna, President of the Sherrata Den Law Center we appreciate your reaction on this day thank you so much for speaking to us here on I24 News and gentlemen we will come back for your response thank you but right now we're going to go back to Jerusalem, our senior diplomatic correspondent Owen Ultiman is inside Parliament and Owen Yair Lapid saying just a short while ago that already a petition is about to be submitted over the latest developments what light can you shed on this new development just in? Right, in the super the Supreme Court to get the Supreme Court to overturn to annul this law and that's interesting right this is a tool that we have and it seems that we have a problem with that line to Jerusalem but obviously we will go back to our Owen Ultiman as soon as that is possible right now still with me in studio Guy Poran and Ben Drogh Yemini Guy I can see you want to respond to a lot Exactly, well not to a lot but two points that I'd like to make in relation to what that lady has just said first of all the myth that the coalition and the government is trying to do for years that Supreme Justice Barack and the court snatched in some kind of overnight in the middle of the night they managed to trick 120 members of parliament who know nothing who were complete idiots and all of a sudden they took all the power from them and they remained this is nonsense because the vote that allowed the Supreme Court to void laws of the Knesset passed 76 to 0 no objection and no sustained first of all, point number two today when they talk about this is what the people wanted in the election Ohana the chairman of the Knesset just announced three days ago that he had not heard about this reform until after the election all the polls are showing right now as Ben Drogh just mentioned 40 to 50% of the liquid voters were against this reform let alone all the others the only people who are determined to do it are the extreme religious people and they want to do it not because of some correction to the democracy but because they want to get the Supreme Court out of their way in the occupied territories and the other guys are the extreme orthodox that want to get completely out of serving the country and the Supreme Court is on their way this is the truth your reaction very briefly before we go to a break I must admit that in some aspects the Supreme Court went too far I myself as a jurist when I was a lawyer I published articles against this judicial activism but and I was not the only one many experts professors from law faculties criticised the Supreme Court but there is a huge difference between criticising the Supreme Court and what is happening now there is a huge difference between a judicial reform which I support and this kind of judicial overhaul it's two different things and it's something we're going to look at closely after the break Ben Drogh Yemini and Guy Poran thank you so much stay with us so we've got lots more to discuss but we are going to take a very quick break and when we do get back of course go back to Parliament and get that update from our senior diplomatic correspondent Owen Ultiman with the latest developments inside Parliament this is I-24 News special edition back in a bit stay tuned we urgently need foster homes to help us house these rabbits the more fosters we have the more rabbits we can help with on the inside of political and religious passions in Jerusalem breaking down the financial trends shaping the global economy 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East and around the world don't wait any longer head to our website or mobile application and click on i24 news radio to subscribe back to this i24 news special edition I'm Bernice Levine coming to you live from Tel Aviv breaking news the highly contentious reasonableness bull has been approved in parliament in Jerusalem the opposition had walked out it's the latest chapter in the ongoing fight for democracy in Israel a fight that is polarizing the nation as the Israeli government headed by Benjamin Netanyahu moves to advance its judicial overhaul legislation President Isaac Herzog has in recent months tried to reach some kind of compromise between opposing parties those efforts have so far been unsuccessful overnight a major protest took place in Tel Aviv in support of the overhaul at the same time another demonstration taking place outside parliament against the reform and specifically this reasonableness bull adding a new dimension to the tensions some surprise health developments in recent days developments that seemed more serious than initially reported the prime minister was discharged from the hospital earlier on Monday after having a pacemaker implanted the previous night he is having meetings right now in the parliament building now today voices on both sides of the political spectrum continue with their protests the president's 11th hour attempt to find some middle ground included a visit to the hospital to talk to the prime minister overnight in person and separate talks with opposition with supporters Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz and now just a short while ago that victory for the coalition depending of course on the perspective something we have been unpacking here in studio with our panel now for the latest let's go live to our correspondent Hamda Sahud she is following the protest action in Jerusalem what is the latest there Hamda what can you tell us we see judicial overhaul reforms front of the Knesset and we know that there have been several arrests as well bring us up to speed on that front we will be coming back to Hamda of course for regular updates in the coming hours thank you Hamda and right now let's take a listen to the message from Justice Minister Yarev Levine ahead of today's vote on the reasonableness bull If we could teach reasonableness we would all learn to think like Aharon Barak it was just wonderful what a great world we had here but we all here know and this is the truth that there is no such thing and there can be no such thing because reasonableness is a world view it is not evidence law and it is not illegal matter I want to say more than that who even said that what seems reasonable to the judges is even the logical thing to do what determined that their personal positions are better than those of the ministers now let's go back to our senior diplomatic correspondent Owen Ultiman he's inside parliament in Jerusalem and we were discussing a little bit earlier a petition could happen tomorrow what is the latest what update can you share yeah Benita they beat you to it there are at least two petitions that have already been filed and what's interesting here is this is a tool Benita that has not yet been in the toolkit of the protest movement we've been focused over the course of the last six months about protests, about strikes about the refusal of those in the reserves to volunteer to serve about the international fallout of the foreign exchange traders the stock markets we haven't talked much about the supreme court itself is a tool even though the court of course has been such a focus of the judicial overhaul but now the court could potentially enter the game directly these petitions will assume to ask the court to overturn this law itself or to narrow or annul this law itself basically creating a situation where the parliament passed a law saying the supreme court can't overturn the government or ministerial decisions and the supreme court coming back and saying well guess what your law doesn't pass our standards and we can obviously that is thought to be able to potentially set up some kind of constitutional crisis and this now enters the game and creates a new dynamic that's different from what we've seen over the past six months we have opposition leader Yair Lapid going out and asking those military reservists to continue to show up and to volunteer by waiting for the supreme court to make its ruling so essentially saying put some stock in what the supreme court might do because the supreme court might strike down this law and essentially annul us obviously Benita you can only imagine what kind of reaction that would generate among supporters of the overhaul whose entire purpose of so much of this overhaul is to narrow and to decrease the supreme court's power and to reduce the supreme court's power so obviously it's a scenario that we've been talking about as a hypothetical over the course of the last six months and now it may not be a hypothetical it may turn into an actual scenario over the course of the next few weeks there was much concern obviously around the health of Benjamin Netanyahu we all know now he was discharged from hospital earlier on in the day and obviously is there in the parliament building right now talk to us about the meetings he is likely having as we speak on this issue you have been describing well listen he didn't get to yes in terms of a compromise with the opposition or something that he could present both at home and abroad as some kind of compromise and some kind of broad consensus I think trying to get into Netanyahu's head he's going to try to figure out to have some kind of post-mortem consensus post-mortem compromise if you will to come out and make some unilateral statement about the path forward because the reasonableness standard as Itamar Bengevir himself said is the salad right it's the appetizer to the main course the more meaningful parts of the digital overhaul should they be passed such as the committee that appoints judges and other parts of it so Netanyahu still has a chance to come out and make some kind of unilateral statement to the country and to the world about the path forward and how he sees it and in that way essentially having some kind of de facto negotiation with the protesters with the reservists with the foreign exchange traders with the stock markets and with the high tech sector and with others so that's what I suspect Netanyahu is trying to do what can he offer after the fact he can't change the reasonableness law that is now going into the Israeli law books as of this afternoon but maybe there's something else he can do to soften the impact of the package overall Senior diplomatic correspondent Owen Altman live from inside the parliament building in Jerusalem thank you so much for that update and we will be getting reaction to what we've just heard from our panel here in studio but right now we are going out for a very short break our special edition coverage continues in just two minutes stay tuned this is I-24 News this coverage continues the highly contentious reasonableness bull has been approved in parliament in Jerusalem the opposition has walked out it's the latest chapter in the ongoing fight