Gallant is rumored to be considering apologizing for the timing of his statement against judicial reform, which he made when Netanyahu was abroad.
Shas Chairman Arye Deri has been mediating between Gallant and Netanyahu together with MK Dudi Amsalem.
The coalition deemed the president's proposal "one-sided, biased and unacceptable" soon after it was presented on Wednesday night.
The law proposal's purpose is to enable Netanyahu to reinstate Deri after the High Court struck down his appointment last month.
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Committee chairman MK Ofir Katz argued that the prime minister knows how an appointment best serves the government.