On Sunday, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian in the West Bank, which is witnessing a security escalation and clashes, while Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned of a deep dispute tearing Israel apart, and a “historic constitutional crisis due to a controversial judicial reform plan.” He said he was mediating between the concerned parties.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in the West Bank. The circumstances of death are not yet clear. Israeli media reported that the man was carrying a knife and tried to stab soldiers who were standing guard near a Jewish settlement.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that the victim was named Ahmed Kahla (45 years old), who was shot in the neck, and was transferred to the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah while he was in critical condition before he died of his injury, according to the official Palestinian News Agency, Wafa. ».
On the other hand, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said, on Sunday, that his country is in the midst of a “deep conflict” that is tearing it apart, pledging to work to “prevent a historic constitutional crisis and prevent further division in the country.”
Herzog’s speech came in a video clip broadcast on his Twitter account, the day after protests organized by the opposition in Tel Aviv, with the participation of about 100,000 Israelis, according to police estimates, rejecting “judicial reforms” that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government intends to pass, and its opponents describe it as a “judicial coup,” according to media outlets. Israeli.
Netanyahu, who recently began his sixth term, wants to restrict the work of the Supreme Court, which members of his national religious coalition accuse of overstepping its powers and elitism.
Opponents of the plan, who came out in Saturday’s protests, believe that these reforms will diminish the independence of the judiciary, encourage corruption, and lead to a decline in the rights of minorities, as well as depriving Israeli courts of credibility that would help stave off accusations of war crimes abroad.
“We are in the midst of a deep disagreement that is tearing our nation apart,” Herzog said. This conflict is of great concern to me.”
Herzog, whose position does not include executive powers, added, “I am working around the clock, by all means, and making continuous efforts with the parties concerned, with the aim of allowing discussion and dialogue to be broad, informed and respectful.”
He continued, “I am now focusing on two critical roles that I believe I must play as president at this time: averting a historic constitutional crisis, and putting an end to the continuing discord within our nation.”
Netanyahu did not address Herzog’s proposal during televised remarks during his weekly cabinet meeting. He said that previous governments from across the political spectrum sought judicial reforms, “but no one thought at the time of talking about the end of democracy.”
