Ultra-Orthodox parties oppose Supreme Court override bill

The ultra-Orthodox coalition parties Shas and United Torah Judaism say they won’t support an opposition-spearheaded bill that would allow the government to override the Supreme Court.

Yamina MK Ayelet Shaked announced Saturday night that her party would bring the proposal to the Knesset on Wednesday, calling it a “chance to stop judicial piracy.”

The idea of a clause that would allow the Knesset to keep the court from knocking down new laws backed by the right-wing has long been a top agenda item for lawmakers from Yamina, Likud and other right-wing parties, who accuse the court of judicial overreach.

While such a proposal has been bruited about in the past, it has never won the full support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or reached the Knesset for an up or down vote.