Mr Netanyahu's comments come after another day of protests across Israel, with some hitting out at the prime minister's plan's to overhaul the judiciary, which would give the Knesset power to overrule the Supreme Court with a simple majority.
Minutes before his statement, Benny Gantz called on Mr Netanyahu and the Knesset speaker to"immediately close the Knesset, stop all discussions and legislation in the committees and the plenary and arrive at the president's residence tonight. What are you waiting for? It might end in blood.Advertisement
The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has repeatedly tried to bring the various sides together and called for a pause in legislation while talks are held. The government has so far refused to engage on that.Why this is a dangerous moment for Israel and the West Bank"We are facing difficult and dangerous days, and things might take a turn for the worse," he said."Human rights, freedom of expression, a balance between authorities and the rule of law must be respected.
, in comments that were criticised by the former prime minister Yair Lapid as"incitement to war crimes", and potentially inflaming tensions. Protests against the government's plans to overhaul the judiciary have been growing since the start of the year. The bill, which will give a simple majority in the Knesset the power to overrule the Supreme Court, passed its first reading this week.Although today's protests didn't bring Israel to a shutdown, as was planned, they had largely remained peaceful until now.
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