The head of the Histadrut labor union said Sunday that the organization was giving its “full support” to an as-yet-unrevealed compromise deal being drafted by President Isaac Herzog for the government’s contentious judicial shakeup push.

Arnon Bar-David did warn, however, that if such an agreement was not reached, the powerful union would not “stand idly by.”

Bar-David met with Herzog in Jerusalem earlier in the day, together with Dovi Amitai, head of the Israeli Presidency of Business Organizations, an umbrella group that represents businesses in sectors such as agriculture, hospitality, and construction.

The two later released a statement expressing their “full support for the institution of the presidency and the emerging presidential outline” for dialogue over the coalition’s effort to overhaul the judiciary. The government is seeking full control over the appointment of all judges, including Supreme Court justices, and practically eliminating the High Court of Justice’s ability to strike down legislation.

The two labor leaders also expressed “grave concern” for expected “damage to the economy amid the emerging reform.” They called on “all members of the Knesset and all political parties on the right and the left to stop the madness gripping Israeli society and to show responsibility and leadership for the future of their country.”

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