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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 429

Israeli judicial overhaul

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
David Horovitz
Op-ed: Day 424 of the war
David Horovitz
Why you should be worried for Israeli democracy
The coalition is moving to centralize ever more authority in Netanyahu’s hands – at the expense of gatekeepers including the legal system, police, Shin Bet and free press
Thousands of anti-government protesters rally at the junnction of Kaplan and Begin Streets in Tel Aviv, April 20, 2024. (Aviv Atlas / Pro-Democracy Protest Movement)
December 5, 2024, 9:08 pm
Police bar weekly Tel Aviv protest from Kaplan-Begin junction, citing recent low turnout
Organizers of anti-government rally vow to fight move, say numbers were down due to Home Front Command rules, with Saturday set to host first major demos since limitations lifted
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at the Jerusalem District Court during the testimony of businessman Arnon Milchan in Netanyahu's corruption trial, July 2, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
December 5, 2024, 7:31 pm
Poll: 60% pessimistic about the future of democratic governance in Israel
Israel Democracy Institute finds public split on whether PM Netanyahu can function as needed while testifying in his corruption trial; 42% of Jews support resettling Gaza
By Sam Sokol
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem, November 13, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
December 3, 2024, 4:46 pm
Why you should be worried for Israeli democracy
The coalition is moving to centralize ever more authority in Netanyahu’s hands – at the expense of gatekeepers including the legal system, police, Shin Bet and free press
By David Horovitz
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
Eyal Naveh,, one of the leaders of Brothers in Arms, attends a conference at Reichman University in Herzliya, on April 4, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 2, 2024, 10:04 am
Katz nixes reserve duty of protest leader who urged refusal to serve over judicial overhaul
Defense minister says Eyal Naveh, a leader of Brothers in Arms and reservist commander in elite unit, is not fit to train soldiers; opposition MKs pan move as politicization of IDF
By Stuart Winer
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 30, 2024, 4:27 pm
Levin does not seek to succeed Netanyahu. His life mission remains the judicial coup
Fueled by deep ties to Likud activists and a vision to reshape the country, the justice minister is unwavering in his pursuit of an overhaul, no matter the cost
By Shalom Yerushalmi
National Unity party leader Benny Gantz speaks ahead of a Knesset faction meeting on November 25, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
November 25, 2024, 8:34 pm
Opposition warns coalition not to try renewing judicial ‘coup’ under cover of war
Foreign Minister Sa’ar defends government actions, asserts that concerns over threats by senior minister to change the regime, abolish High Court are overblown by the media
By Sam Sokol
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
File - Rear Adm. (res.) Ofer Doron speaks during a protest against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul, at the Goma junction, northern Israel, on August 12, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
November 20, 2024, 10:21 am
Ex-senior Navy officer named as one of 3 suspects in firing of flares at PM’s house
Court names Ofer Doron, who was suspended from IDF after halting reserve duty over 2023 judicial overhaul, and 2 veteran anti-government activists, in Saturday incident in Caesarea
By ToI Staff
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara arrives at a Jerusalem Day conference at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, June 5, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 17, 2024, 9:25 pm
Cabinet okays forced retirement for government legal advisers, ignoring AG criticism
Ministers reportedly accuse advisers of acting like ‘gangsters,’ waging ‘war on the government’; attorney general says move is aimed at removing ‘gatekeepers’
By Sam Sokol and Jeremy Sharon
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
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, November 1, 2024. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO); Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)
November 12, 2024, 2:34 pm
Getting rid of these troublesome officials: Can Netanyahu fire AG, IDF chief, Shin Bet head?
PM denies plans to boot IDF and Shin Bet chiefs, though doing so would be fairly simple; government is in open conflict with AG Baharav-Miara, but ousting her would be more complex
By Jeremy Sharon
From the October 23 Shared Home Sukkah project, being held again during Sukkot 2024, in order to encourage a sense of shared society in Israel (Courtesy)
October 9, 2024, 1:11 am
Shared Home Sukkah project to be held after organizer killed on Oct. 7
Coexistence effort encourages Israelis of all stripes to meet in sukkah huts around the country to engage in real dialogue over the holiday period
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli soldiers near Israel's northern border with Lebanon on October 2, 2024 (Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
October 6, 2024, 2:13 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 6: Day 366 – Blame game as called-up reservists are left stranded
Political correspondent Sam Sokol on Transportation Minister Miri Regev and new minister Gideon Sa’ar; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on latest in judicial overhaul machinations
By ToI Staff
Outgoing Acting Supreme Court President Uzi Vogelman with incoming Acting Supreme Court President Isaac Amit (L) and Justice Noam Sohlberg (R) at a farewell ceremony for Vogelman at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 1, 2024. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool)
October 1, 2024, 11:08 pm
Vogelman retires as Supreme Court president in shadow of severe judiciary-gov’t clash
Outgoing Supreme Court acting president laments justice minister’s efforts to weaken judiciary in parting speech, chastises him for refusing to appoint a new permanent president
By Jeremy Sharon
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