Israeli High Court battles Justice Minister over judicial selection committee
The government requested on Thursday that the High Court of Justice cancel the injunction it published earlier in the day requiring Justice Minister Yariv Levin to explain his reasons for not convening the Judicial Selection Committee. Read more
Netanyahu: ‘There won’t be a civil war’ over judicial reform
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured NBC News on Monday that wherever the debate in Israel over his government’s judicial reform effort leads, it won’t be to violence. Read more
Israel’s top court to look at reforms in September
Israel’s Supreme Court says it will wait until September to address the recently passed law aimed at weakening the judiciary. Read more
Unity on the Gold Coast
July 20, 2023 by Ron Weiser
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Against the background of increasingly heated internal opposition, the direction of the Israeli government is becoming clearer. Read more
Herzog opens talks between parties to foster compromise on judicial reform
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog convened the first meeting on Tuesday evening in the hope of bridging the gaps and finding a compromise on judicial reform. Read more
Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a judicial compromise proposal presented on Wednesday night by President Isaac Herzog during an address to the nation earlier in the evening. Read more
Israel’s parliament advances law for judicial overhaul
Israel’s parliament has voted to push ahead with a contested overhaul of the country’s judicial system championed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-nationalist government that has sparked mass protests. Read more
Israeli government delays vote on controversial judicial reform bills
February 16, 2023 by Pesach Benson
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Israel’s governing coalition delayed several Knesset votes related to a contentious judicial reform that were scheduled for Wednesday. Read more