Daily Briefing Sept 14: Yariv Levin’s mic drop before next week’s High Court showdown
Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur grapple with what the justice minister’s endgame is and the need for a constitution to teach us how to play it
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Zman Yisrael editor Biranit Goren and senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur join host Amanda Borschel-Dan in today’s episode.
Ahead of next week’s hearing, Justice Minister Yariv Levin told the High Court of Justice on Wednesday that only he has the right to convene the Judicial Selection Committee and that the court has no authority to order him to do so. At the same time, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana seems to be suggesting an alternative court system. What is going on here?
On Tuesday, Rettig Gur published an in-depth analysis titled “Neither coalition nor High Court respects Basic Laws. Urgently needed: A constitution.” Both guests weigh in on why Israeli institutions deserve to learn the real “rules of the game.”
Discussed articles include:
TOI Webinar: No vote, no voice? Diaspora Jews’ influence on Israel’s judicial overhaul crisis
Levin tells court: ‘Only I have authority to convene Judicial Selection Committee’
Ohana says coalition could set up ‘constitutional court’ to bypass judicial oversight
Neither coalition nor High Court respects Basic Laws. Urgently needed: A constitution
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