Israel's air force chief on Friday warned that the country's enemies may exploit its ongoing political crisis, as members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party voiced impatience with the embattled leader's stubborn pursuit of judicial reforms.
Major-General Tomer Bar said his forces needed to remain "vigilant and prepared" after parliament on Monday
Protesters accuse Netanyahu of working to weaken the courts' independence even as he argues his innocence in a graft trial. One of their leaders, Eran Schwartz, said demonstrations would continue on Saturday. "I admit to mistakes," in how Monday's vote was handled, Edelstein told N12 Meet the Press in an excerpt of an interview aired on Friday. "I have no substantial qualms about the law I voted for but lessons for the future must be learnt," he said.
Netanyahu later released a statement in which he said: ""Israel's governments have always respected the court's decisions."A poll conducted by Maariv, one of Israel's leading newspapers, found that 58% of Israelis feared civil war, and 36% thought the right thing to do is for government to stop the judiciary legislation immediately, compared to 22% who said it should be promoted unilaterally.
Political watchdog groups have appealed to the Supreme Court to strike down the new law, paving the way to a showdown among branches of government when it hears the arguments in September.
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