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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 344

judicial review

Volunteers help to sort and pack donated items at the Civilian Operations Hub, Expo Tel Aviv, October 19, 2023. (Sue Surkes/Times of Israel)
October 22, 2023, 5:58 am
In stunning response, 15,000 volunteers fill leadership vacuum to help victims of Hamas
Movements set up to oppose government’s judicial overhaul bid metamorphose overnight to coordinate unprecedented civilian rescue and relief effort
By Sue Surkes
National Security Itamar Ben Gvir, left, and Coastal Region Police Commander Yoram Sofer present a new proposal to eradicate crime in the Arab community, in Jerusalem on August 17, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 24, 2023, 2:21 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 24: Even Ben Gvir’s supporters are questioning his competence
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig-Gur predicts drama in the upcoming Knesset session, and political reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn considers NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s recent visit to Israel
By ToI Staff
Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein-Halevi, Daniel Gordis: 'This is a moment for alarm'
August 20, 2023, 6:18 pm
Diaspora Jews: Time to take a stand
Why world Jewry should support Israel, but not its current government, and ways to do so – beginning with a live webinar with us on September 4, 2023
By Matti Friedman, Yossi Klein Halevi and Daniel Gordis
Activists protest against the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the ultraconservative Har Hamor Yeshiva in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, July 5, 2023. The sign, featuring leading members of the government, states 'You are the messianics of the destruction.' (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 17, 2023, 4:42 pm
Protest groups turn up heat on ‘messianic’ settlers accused of driving overhaul
Activists demonstrate in settlements and highlight anti-Palestinian violence, making common cause with established leftist groups but risking alienating supporters on the right
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court President Esther Hayut (center) alongside Justices Uzi Vogelman (left) and Isaac Amit (right) during a hearing on petitions against the coalition's recusal law, August 3, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 9, 2023, 10:33 pm
High Court issues procedural injunction against government’s reasonableness law
While such moves commonly indicate a shift in the burden of explanation from petitioner to respondent, court insists its decision is for ‘purposes of efficiency alone’
By Jeremy Sharon
Doctors demonstrate against the judicial overhaul in Tel Aviv on July 18, 2023. (Jack Guez/AFP)
July 26, 2023, 10:17 pm
Doctors, scientists and tech leaders take stock after passage of ‘reasonableness’ law
American physicians and German research institutes offer moral support as Israeli healthcare workers weigh whether to stay and fight for scientific freedom or relocate
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Left: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at her welcome ceremony in Jerusalem on February 8, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90). Right: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on January 11, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
July 25, 2023, 5:43 pm
Attorney general asks High Court to strike down law shielding Netanyahu from recusal
Baharav-Miara backs petition by Movement for Quality Government seeking unprecedented judicial action against Basic Law passed in March keeping court from ordering PM’s suspension
By Jeremy Sharon
Health and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri seen outside his home in Jerusalem on January 19, 2023 following the High Court of Justice ruling barring him from ministerial office. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
July 20, 2023, 7:25 pm
Court temporarily blocks law benefitting Deri ally in Tiberias municipal race
Justices issue injunction against legislation which removes requirement for caretaker mayors to sit out an election period before running for the office they were appointed to
By ToI Staff
A vote is held in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on the government's bill to limit the courts' use of the reasonableness doctrine, July 4, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 8, 2023, 5:44 pm
The reason for reasonableness: A doctrine at the heart of the overhaul explained
Proponents of limiting the courts’ use of the ‘reasonableness’ measure say it has hitherto enabled rule by judiciary; opponents say it’s a vital bulwark against government abuse
By Jeremy Sharon
MK Simcha Rothman, head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, seen during a committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on May 29, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 20, 2023, 4:56 pm
Rothman readies bill to greatly limit judicial review for Knesset committee hearing
Amendment to Basic Law barring the use of ‘reasonableness’ expected to come before panel next week; MK Gideon Sa’ar calls wording ‘very, very extreme and very, very dangerous’
By Jeremy Sharon
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 19, 2023, 4:59 pm
Character of the judiciary at stake in Tuesday’s Israel Bar Association elections
Support within the IBA’s National Council could give Justice Minister Levin enough power to remake the judiciary without the need for legislation. How likely is that to happen?
By Jeremy Sharon
Then-prime minister Menachem Begin during a debate in the Knesset on March 20, 1979. (AP Photo/Max Nash/File)
May 16, 2023, 8:08 pm
Menachem Begin championed judicial review now under Likud attack, former aide says
Arye Naor says former Likud leader planted concepts now being undone by government in his attorney general Aharon Barak, who was also given larger role to scrutinize decisions
By Jeremy Sharon
File: Supreme Court President Esther Hayut (left), with then-minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked and then-finance minister Moshe Kahlon at a meeting of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, on February 22, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
March 24, 2023, 9:00 am
Would the High Court dare strike down the coalition’s judicial appointments law?
Opponents of the legislation argue it violates key principles underpinning Israel’s democratic character, opening the window for the High Court to invalidate the law
By Jeremy Sharon
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the Israel's judicial system, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, March 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
March 18, 2023, 11:52 pm
Coalition to push ahead with judicial overhaul, bills to assist Netanyahu and Deri
Constitution committee will hold back-to-back hearings ahead of likely final votes next week, while bills to help PM and Shas chief with legal problems will also be advanced
By Jeremy Sharon
Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset plenum on March 6, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 17, 2023, 11:58 pm
Report: Coalition may rush to take over judge selection, slow some other bills
TV network says aim would be to pass core part of radical reform, while trying to sap energy from protests by delaying certain other elements
By ToI Staff
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