Ahead of a decision regarding the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, Justice Minister Yariv Levin (Likud) seems especially despondent, Israel Hayom reported.
According to the paper, sources in the coalition who spoke with Levin on Sunday said that he is in a state of “total despair.”
The sources explained that Levin expressed a complete lack of interest in the Committee, saying, “The Committee does not interest me. From my perspective, it can have two representatives from the opposition. It’s better that way. That way they will understand that we are a joke, that way we will demonstrate how absurd it is that we are in power, but we’re not advancing the issue.”
Levin met at the end of last week with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the two spoke for several hours. According to a source who spoke with Levin on Sunday, “He is on the verge of breaking down, on the verge of resigning. With him it is all or nothing.”

Sources close to Levin said that he is not despondent, but from his perspective, they truly can put two opposition MKs on the committee. According to them, if the opposition would keep two candidates, he definitely would recommend choosing them.
Regarding the identities of the ministers who will be on the committee, Israel Hayom reported that at this point it seems that National Missions Minister Orit Strock, who was a candidate for the position, will serve as a member of the committee for selecting rabbinical judges, and one of the female Likud ministers will serve on the Judicial Selection Committee.
The minister with the greatest chance of serving on the committee is Transportation Minister Miri Regev, who is Netanyahu’s preferred candidate and who served in the position in the past. Another option is Minister of Public Diplomacy Galit Distel Atbaryan. The chance that Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan will be chosen is low.