Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is determined to approve the Reasonableness Standard Bill, which would limit the use of the judicial doctrine of reasonableness, in its second and third readings in the Knesset on Monday.
Shas chairman Aryeh Deri made a statement shortly before midnight on Saturday night and said, "I am going with Prime Minister Netanyahu hand in hand, we are making every effort to try to reach some kind of understanding - because there is nothing better than understanding and agreement these days."
At the same time, Deri stressed that "we are determined that by the end of the Knesset session, the limiting of the reasonableness doctrine will be enacted with consent or, unfortunately, without consent."
After the votes, Netanyahu is expected to fly abroad for the first time in four months: On Tuesday he will visit Cyprus and on Friday he will land in Turkey.
Meanwhile, National Unity Party chairman Benny Gantz spoke at a demonstration against the judicial reform in Givat Shmuel on Saturday night,
"Netanyahu has a majority of 64 seats, but he does not have a majority in the public to destroy democracy and tear the people apart. A real leader knows how to listen to the citizens, knows how to do the right thing. We must not let extremists determine our future. I call on him to stop, act responsibly, and come to an agreement. If not - we are headed towards a disaster on the eve of Tisha B'Av."