Israeli Supreme Court Invalidates Key Provision of Netanyahu Government’s Judicial Reform Law

The Israeli Supreme Court on Monday invalidated a key provision of the Netanyahu government’s controversial judicial reform law.

Published on: 01/01/2024 – 18:22

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The Israeli Supreme Court decided, by a majority of its judges, on Monday to invalidate a key provision in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government’s controversial judicial reform law, which constitutes a challenge to the powers of the country’s senior judges and sparked popular protests. The amended clause that was invalidated by the court stipulates that the judiciary is deprived of the right to judge the “reasonableness” of the decisions of the government or the Knesset (the Israeli parliament).

The government says reform is necessary to restore the balance of power between the people’s representatives and the Supreme Court, which Netanyahu accuses of being politicized. According to its critics, the project, on the contrary, carries with it the risk of deviating towards a model of Hungarian-style democracy.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog had called for a halt to this legislative process, describing the project as a “threat to the foundations of democracy.”

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