Coalition chief vows to push judicial overhaul ‘all the way’ after next election

Coalition chairman Ophir Katz has insisted the government was too cautious in pursuing its controversial judicial reform, pledging to press ahead more aggressively following the next general election. Speaking on a political podcast, the Likud MP claimed the scale of public opposition to the legislation had been exaggerated by the media. “There weren’t a million people on the streets,” he said. “The media presented it that way.”

Katz defended the government against criticism that it should have removed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the 7 October attacks, describing such a move as “dangerous”. He also dismissed former justice minister Gideon Sa’ar, who left the government earlier this year, as someone who lacks true Likud credentials. “A Likud member doesn’t vote for satellite parties,” Katz remarked, referring to Sa’ar’s subsequent political manoeuvres.

The coalition figure also touched on recent tensions within the governing coalition, including a dispute over military appointments ahead of internal party elections. Katz suggested that regional officials had pushed Netanyahu to make new ministerial appointments to refresh the government’s image.

Source: Ynet — Original article in Hebrew.