The leaders of the Knesset’s chareidi factions, Degel Hatorah and Agudas Yisrael, voiced their objections to Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s proposal to advance the judicial reform, according to a report by Kan Reshet Bet.

The judicial reform was a central element in the formation of the current government, sparking significant backlash from the center-left. These opponents, through judicial activism, have spent years trying to limit the powers of Netanyahu’s administrations. The reform, which led to widespread protests, was paused following the October 7 massacre as Israel shifted its attention to matters of self-defense, and the protesters redirected their focus to advocating for the release of hostages.

On Tuesday, MK Moshe Gafni, the head of Degel Hatorah, declared that his party had already “paid the price” for supporting the judicial reform and asserted, “We will block it from moving forward. This time, it won’t happen.”

Yitzchok Goldknopf, the Construction and Housing Minister and leader of Agudas Yisrael, also expressed opposition, stating, “We will not pass the reform before the Draft Law. If it is possible to pass the reform during a war – it is also possible to [pass] the Draft Law.”

Their remarks came in response to Justice Minister Levin’s calls to resume efforts on the judicial reform, in the wake of the recent incident involving the launching of illumination flares at Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea.

“It’s time that we gave full support in order to rehabilitate the judiciary and the law enforcement system, and in order to put an end to anarchy, recklessness, refusal, and attempts to harm the Prime Minister,” Levin said.

He further commented that the flares represented “another link in a chain of violent and anarchist actions, whose purpose is to bring about the murder of the Prime Minister and bring down the elected government through a violent revolution.”

{Matzav.com}