Justice Minister Yariv Levin is planning on making a change to his judicial reform plan that would soften it and could be a possible step towards a deal with the opposition.
According to a report in Israel Hayom on Thursday, Minister Levin wishes to make changes to the bill that would prevent the Supreme Court from striking down Basic Laws, which was already approved in Knesset in the first reading.
According to the report, Levin suggests that the legislation of a Basic Law or an amendment to one would have to pass four readings, as opposed to a regular law passed only after three readings. Following the first three readings, the bill would have to be approved in a fourth reading which is to take place only in the following Knesset, that is, after a new Knesset is elected in a round of elections.

The change in the bill is reminiscent of President Isaac Herzog’s suggested compromise plan, which suggested officializing legislation and passing Basic Laws in four readings.
Levin’s judicial reform plan has caused a rift in the nation, with part supporting the plan while the another is vehemently opposed to it. On Wednesday, thousands set out to protest the plan in what they called a “national day of disruption,” blocking roads, stopping trains, and even besieging a hair salon where Prime Minister Netanyahu’s wife, Sarah, was getting her hair done.