The Israeli government\u2019s efforts to overhaul the judicial system have divided the country, set off mass protests, prompted the beginnings of capital flight and caused unrest in the military.
\nBut amid the turmoil, a group of law professors and lawmakers has been working behind the scenes for weeks toward a goal that, given the heated rhetoric, has seemed implausible: a compromise.
\n\u201cMost of the issues, I believe, are solvable,\u201d said Prof. Yedidia Stern,
\nwho is leading the talks with the lawmakers, in an interview with the New York Times. \u201cThe main gap is the issue of the committee for the nomination of judges.\u201d<\/p>\n