Tag: Judicial Reform
Knesset set to vote on judicial reform bill
The Knesset will vote Monday evening on a bill to restrict the use of the "reasonableness" standard by the Supreme Court.
The Knesset debate on the amendment to Basic Law: The Judiciary is scheduled for...
Herzog compares political turmoil to Roman destruction of Jerusalem
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday compared Israel’s current political conflict to those that the Jewish people went through in the period leading up to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in 70...
Knesset advances bill to reduce power of the Israel Bar Association
The Knesset plenum on Wednesday passed in a preliminary reading a bill to transfer much of the authority of the Israel Bar Association to a new public council.
Fifty lawmakers voted for the measure while...
Regev warns of ‘harsh’ response if protesters block Ben-Gurion
Opponents of judicial reform should expect a “harsh” response if they disrupt traffic at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday, Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev says.
The leaders of the protest movement against the coalition’s judicial reform initiative, which...
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Israeli police are investigating recent calls by former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak and former IDF deputy chief of staff Yair Golan for civil unrest to oppose the coalition’s judicial reform initiative.
The unit to...
Opposition threatens to torpedo reform talks amid tense Judicial Selection panel vote
The Knesset on Wednesday was holding a tense vote for two spots reserved for lawmakers on a nine-member Judicial Selection Committee. At the time of the voting, it was unclear whether any candidates would...
Opposition MK approved for Judicial Selection panel; coalition MK rejected
Yesh Atid lawmaker Karine Elharrar was voted onto the Judicial Selection Committee Wednesday, satisfying a key opposition demand during negotiations over the government's reform package.
Concurrently, the coalition voted down the candidacy of Likud Party...
Israeli foreign minister: Harris couldn’t name one clause on judicial reform
Israel's foreign minister on Wednesday took issue with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris weighing in on Israel’s judicial reform debate, saying she didn't know a thing about it.
Harris waded into Israel’s domestic political affairs during an...
Netanyahu says reform compromise effort to continuese effort to continue
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to reaching a compromise on judicial reform.
“We will of course continue with our efforts to arrive at a broad consensus agreement, to the extent possible,...
Netanyahu: Israel is ‘far ahead’ of its enemies
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited an IDF Intelligence base on Tuesday together with the head of IDF Intelligence Maj.-Gen. Aharon Haliva and additional commanders.
The prime minister received an in-depth briefing on the efforts...