The Reasonableness Clause
Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain discuss the judicial doctrine at the nexus of the current protest
For the 28th week in a row, protests against the proposed judicial overhaul continue in Israel. Saturday night’s rallies drew tens of thousands of supporters, including our hosts, Donniel Hartman, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Elana Stein Hain, who participated in Jerusalem. In this episode, they discuss the reasonableness standard, a judicial doctrine that, if amended, will have far-reaching implications for the future of Israeli democracy. Should any attempts at reform by the current government be treated as illegitimate? And how should protesters know when to put their foot down over the government’s actions? Listen here:
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