Chairman-elect of the Israel Bar Association Amit Bechar said in a live-streamed meeting Sunday the Association will petition the Israeli Supreme Court to cancel the Israeli Knesset’s decision on the “reasonableness doctrine” if the reform passes in a vote expected Monday.

Bechar also announced that the Bar Association may cease providing services to its members as an act of protest against the “anti-democratic legislative process.” Bechar said that “a desire to harm the ability of the Court’s use of the reasonableness standard is a serious danger to Israeli democracy. The public has unequivocally directed us to act against attacks on democracy, and that is exactly what we intend to do.” The Bar Association has already started preparing its legal response to the passing of this reform.

The Israel Bar Association has not been the only organization to promise a strike in the near future if the reform passes. It is another one in a long line of Israeli groups and associations that have pledged to walk out in the face of what much of Israel believes is anti-democratic legislation.

Also Sunday, in effort to quell the rising number of Israeli reservists threatening not to return to service if the reform passes, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff  Lt. General Herzi Halevi wrote an open letter to IDF soldiers, pleading for their return to duty. In his letter, Halevi wrote “I will not address the essence of the dispute in Israeli society – it is legitimate. The role of the IDF is to protect the country, among other things, so that a dispute is allowed under safe conditions.” A significant concern for many Israeli citizens throughout these now 29 weeks of protest (seven straight months) is that the external security of the nation will be severely compromised if reservists continue to refuse to serve if the reforms pass.