In the middle of a war, Benjamin Netanyahu has gone on a losing streak. But the fight for Israel’s democracy is not over.
The head of the Supreme Court, Esther Hayut, did not want to give way to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (on the right in the picture). Benny Gantz, who is in the war cabinet, believes the ruling from the Supreme Court must be respected. Photo: Ariel Schalit, AP/NTB
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Published: 02.01.2024 18:11
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- Israel’s Supreme Court has voted against a judicial reform that would limit the court’s power. The reform would strengthen the role of the people’s elected representatives.
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NEWS ANALYSIS: By eight votes to seven, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the government’s proposal for judicial reform is not legally sustainable. The Supreme Court has thus stopped the law that would limit the court’s own power.
Israel’s strongly right-wing and religious government believes the reform would strengthen the role of elected officials at the expense of unelected judges. A great many Israelis believe that the country’s democracy is threatened by the reform. The result was demonstrations the likes of which the country has never seen before.
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2024-01-02 17:11:43
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