Israel's president came forward on Sunday to coordinate and propose a compromise, hoping to avoid a "constitutional collapse" and violence.

The picture shows Herzog attending the NATO meeting at the end of January.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The Israeli President came forward on Sunday (12th) to coordinate and propose a specific compromise plan, hoping to avoid "constitutional collapse" and violence in Israel.

In a rare prime-time televised address, Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on parliament to delay the legislative process on judicial reform, which was due to begin this week, Reuters reported.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hard-right government is pushing for controversial judicial reforms, sparking civil unrest.

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Herzog said: "We are on the verge of a constitutional, social collapse, and I think we are only a stone's throw away from a collapse, and it is a very serious collapse." The post of Israeli president is only an honorary title, and his duty is to unite society .

Regarding the president's proposal, Israel's justice minister, Yariv Levin, apparently disagreed. In a statement in response, he said that although he was not opposed to dialogue, the premise was that "the progress of the legislative process should not be interfered with."

The centre-left opposition accuses Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining Israeli democracy.

Netanyahu intends to increase the government's control of the court system even as he himself is being indicted on corruption charges.

On the one hand, Netanyahu insisted on his innocence, on the other hand, he said that judicial reform will restore the balance between executive power and judicial power.

Opposition demonstrations have lasted for several weeks, and now they say that a nationwide protest strike will be held on Monday (13th).

Recent opinion polls show that Israelis generally do not support judicial reform.

President Herzog wants the government and the opposition to start negotiations immediately.

Herzog also proposed a reshuffle of the committee that selects judges, arguing that "no party should have an inherent majority".

The White House has issued a similar but more subtle message in recent days, although the US government usually avoids interfering in Israel's internal affairs.

U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement on Sunday: "The shared genius of American and Israeli democracies is that they are based on strong, checking and Only by building a consensus can we ensure that people will accept it, and the reform will be able to flow in a long way."

5 major banks in Israel, including Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Israel Discount Bank, Mizrahi-Tefahot, First International Bank of Israel International Bank of Israel also issued a joint statement, supporting President Herzog's approach of seeking consensus, arguing that it will benefit the Israeli economy.

In fact, even Netanyahu's aides, legal experts, economists, and security officials appointed by him have issued warnings, acknowledging that the government's judicial reform proposal will have serious diplomatic and economic negative effects.

Israeli opposition demonstrations have been going on for weeks against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial reforms.

(Reuters)