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Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Knesset moves forward with judicial shakeup plans, advances further bills
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The coalition pushes forward today with its efforts to reshape Israel’s judiciary, scorning mass protests and calls to pause from the president and top economists and public figures.
The Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is convening to discuss another bill that makes up a part of the plan, a day after passing several pieces of legislation for their first plenary reading.
The bill under discussion today would stipulate that the High Court of Justice can only strike down legislation with a full panel of 15 judges ruling unanimously, and only if the law in question clearly contravenes one of the country’s semi-constitutional Basic Laws. It would also bar the court from striking down changes to Basic Laws.
Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman has rejected claims of rushing forward with the legislation without proper and real deliberation. While he has offered to hold discussions on the bills with the opposition, he has rejected President Isaac Herzog’s call to pause the process while talks to take place.
The Times of Israel Community.