Israel National News: Justice Minister Yariv Levin published a lengthy post on Saturday night in which he claimed that the justices of the Supreme Court left him no choice, compelling him to act to restore the powers of the government.

Levin essentially issued an ultimatum to the justices: Accept my compromise, or I will renew the legislative process related to the Judicial Selection Committee.

As part of the compromise, the Justice Minister proposed the following: Justice Yitzhak Amit would be appointed President of the Supreme Court; Justice Noam Sohlberg would serve as Deputy President; Levin would appoint Dr. Rafi Biton or Dr. Aviad Bakshi, head of the legal department at the Kohelet Policy Forum, as a justice; Levin would select a second female judge for the Supreme Court from among the district court judges; the justices would select a liberal candidate; five judges for the Jerusalem District Court would be appointed by mutual agreement; and the Ombudsman for Complaints Against Judges would be chosen jointly by Levin and Amit. In return, the advanced legislation being prepared by the Knesset Constitution Committee for a vote in the plenum would be shelved.