Yair Lapid, the leader of the opposition party Yesh Atid, has responded to Yoav Galant, the Minister of Defense’s statement regarding the halt of the planned reform of the judicial system. Lapid calls Galant’s move a significant step towards securing the State of Israel, while criticising the proposed changes as a coup d’état that threatens national security. He appeals to the government to cancel the appointment of judges and the Deri law, instead coming together for talks at the president’s house. Lapid concludes by honouring the defenders of Israel’s democracy, who have taken to the streets in protest.
The head of the opposition and chairman of Yesh Atid Yair Lapid responded to the statement of the Minister of Defense Yoav Galant regarding the stopping of the legislation of the planned reform of the judicial system: “Tonight the Minister of Defense Galant is leading a brave and vital step for the security of the State of Israel. The coup d’état seriously harms the national security and it is his role and responsibility to stop the dangerous deterioration . This is the moment of truth. I call on the government – stop everything, do not pass this week the change in the committee for the appointment of judges and the Deri law, and come and hold talks at the president’s house. Tonight I salute the hundreds of thousands of defenders of the land, the Israeli patriots who took to the streets to fight for Israeli democracy.”