Amid the battle cry of saving our democracy from what is called the autocratic or dictatorial endgame of this judicial reform plan, there is an ongoing argument about the very essence of democracy.
Those that signed it were Likud MKs Yuli Edelstein and Danny Danon as well as two opposition parliamentarians from the National Unity Party Gadi Eisenkot and Chili Tropper.
In a press conference on Monday, Lapid urged certain Likud members not to support the judicial reform.
Likud MK Danny Danon reportedly was the only MK who did not initially agree to sign the bill immediately but then eventually signed as well.
The High Court of Justice ruled in 2018 that the structures in Khan al-Ahmar could be razed but this never ended up happening.
Danny Danon: Israeli ministerial legal advisers' jobs are to help the minister set policy and advise him, but not set policy instead of the minister.
Dermer, a former ambassador to the United States, was appointed Israel's strategic affairs minister by Netanyahu.
Prominent Likud members and MKs did not receive the ministerial posts they hoped for - several already voiced their displeasure with the PM.
Ifat Ovadia-Luski is set to take over as head of KKL-JNF, but an internal Likud dispute could see her lose out to Haim Katz.
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