Yisrael Beyteinu leader MK Avigdor Liberman commented on the President's proposed judicial reform plan: "Today it is clear that the main engine of all this crazy legislation, the most rigid, the most extreme factor that is not ready for any compromise are the Shas and United Torah Judaism parties. Their forceful and predatory conduct in the Knesset leads to damage to the State of Israel, the IDF and Judaism. Therefore, my conclusion is clear - if we do not separate religion and state we will not have a state. It is impossible to talk about equality in the burden, equality in the economy, equality for women and equality for minorities, when Shas and United Torah Judaism hold the coalition and the state by the throat."