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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 431

Amit Becher

Israel Bar Association leader Amit Becher during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, November 25, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
December 3, 2024, 1:52 pm
Bill giving justice minister power over Bar Association’s fees clears first reading
Association’s chief has accused Levin of using legislation to blackmail him into having members vote to appoint conservative Supreme Court justices
By ToI Staff
Israel Bar Association leader Amit Becher during a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, November 25, 2024. (Noam Moskowitz, Office of the Knesset Spokesperson)
November 25, 2024, 5:47 pm
Bar Association head, MKs ousted from stormy hearing on bill linked to judiciary fight
Amit Becher removed from 2nd Knesset meet in days after calling Likud MK a ‘populist’; panel advances bill on reforming IBA seen as part of struggle over future Supreme Court picks
By Sam Sokol
Justice Minister Yariv Levin speaks in the Knesset plenum, November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldbergl/Flash90)
November 13, 2024, 5:26 pm
Bar head accuses Levin of legislative blackmail over Supreme Court president appointment
Amit Becher alleges that justice minister promised to drop legislation to hobble IBA if it supported his effort to block the appointment of Isaac Amit as Supreme Court president
By Jeremy Sharon
Amit Becher, president of the Israel Bar Association (left), and Richard Lewis, president of the New York State Bar Association, sign a memorandum of understanding between the two associations, March 4, 2024 (Courtesy New York State Bar Association)
March 26, 2024, 5:19 pm
Israel Bar Association hails influence afforded by new deal with New York State Bar
Yonit Calmanovich, head of IBA’s international department, says spots on key New York bar association committees will allow for input on issues of antisemitism, international law
By Jeremy Sharon
A cartoon in the Shvi'i magazine depicting Supreme Court of Justice President Esther Haut standing with a flag with the justice symbol impaled in an IDF soldier, on January 4, 2024. (Shvi'i: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 4, 2024, 6:20 pm
Cartoon of ex-chief justice Hayut stabbing IDF soldier in the back sparks outrage
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid condemns ‘sickening and dangerous incitement;’ Bar Association head calls on attorney general to investigate ‘fascist’ political cartoon
By Sam Sokol
Israel Bar Association chief Amit Becher (left) and Muhamad Naamneh, the IBA pick to serve on the Judicial Selection Committee, seen in an undated photo. (Courtesy IBA)
July 31, 2023, 10:56 pm
Israel Bar Association taps Muhamad Naamneh to serve on Judicial Selection Committee
IBA head Amit Becher ‘very proud’ of Naamneh’s reelection for key 9-member panel, but Levin is refusing to convene committee until he can legislate to change its makeup
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Israel Bar Association head Amit Becher speaks during a protest against the planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 20, 2023, 3:22 pm
Protests erupt as Bar Association holds emergency meet to fight judicial overhaul
IBA head decries ‘assassination of Israeli democracy’ as former AG Mandelblit says ‘This is a coup, they won’t stop’; demonstrators at event decry lack of pro-government speakers
By ToI Staff
Newly elected head of the Israel Bar Association Amit Becher, center, with members of the IBA's election committee during a press conference in Tel Aviv, June 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 5, 2023, 4:19 pm
Knesset passes preliminary reading of bill to sap Bar Association of key powers
Weeks after government opponent elected as IBA head, legislation would hand its seats on politically fraught judge-selecting panel to a new body controlled by the government
By Michael Bachner
Newly elected head of the Israeli Bar Association Amit Becher at a press conference for the announcement of the election results for the Israeli Bar Association in Tel Aviv, June 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 1, 2023, 10:32 pm
Bar Association chief: Lawyers could shut down courts if his organization is neutered
Amit Becher denounces proposal to strip legal group of its powers in favor of body that would be appointed by government as ‘thuggish, anti-democratic and absurd’
By ToI Staff
Likud MK Hanoch Milwidsky speaks during a Knesset Finance Committee hearing, February 22, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 25, 2023, 7:34 pm
Government backs bill to siphon off most of Israel Bar Association’s powers
Licensing, bar exams and sanctioning lawyers are among powers to be transferred to a new Lawyers Council; current text would also strip IBA of seats on judge-selecting panel
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
People protest against the planned judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv, on June 24, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
June 24, 2023, 11:13 pm
25th week of rallies: Protesters warn of escalation if coalition moves unilaterally
As some 100,000 demonstrate in Tel Aviv and thousands protest elsewhere, leaders maintain dark forces continue to threaten Israel’s democracy
By ToI Staff
Newly elected head of the Israeli Bar Association Amit Becher at a press conference for the announcement of the election results for the Israeli Bar Association in Tel Aviv, June 21, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 10:40 pm
Winning bar contest, Becher spoils coalition hope of controlling judge picks, for now
Victorious new Israel Bar Association chair says his election will go down as ‘an important chapter in the history of Israeli democracy’
By Jeremy Sharon
Lawyers vote in the Israel Bar Association election at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 8:38 pm
Hours after losing battle for Bar Association, Likud moves to void its power
Ministerial committee to discuss legislation to strip group of licensing power, and possibly to end its participation in key Judicial Selection Committee
By Carrie Keller-Lynn
Interim head of the Israel Bar Association Amit Becher (left) and former Israel Bar Association head Efi Nave (right). Becher and Nave are the leading candidates in the elections for IBA chairman set for June 20, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 and Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2023, 10:28 am
In blow to coalition, anti-overhaul Becher expected to win Bar Association vote
Government’s preferred candidate Nave admits defeat; results seen as crucial in larger fight over Judicial Selection Committee and effort to curb High Court’s powers
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
Lawyers cast their ballots for the head of the Israel Bar Association at a voting station at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 9:56 pm
Chaos in crucial Bar Association elections as high turnout complicates vote
Some voters report waiting many hours to cast ballots, as attorneys scramble to address prospect of government controlling judicial selection without the need for legislation
By Jeremy Sharon
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