Posts Tagged: Israel judicial reforms
Israel’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Disputed Law That Limited Court Oversight
Israel's Supreme Court on Monday struck down a highly disputed law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government that rolled back some of the high...
In Israel, Democracy Is Not Just A Dream
Tensions in Israel have risen to alarming levels, with the current Israeli government seeking to decrease the power of the judicial branch and a widespread...
Israeli Protests Are a Sign of Tolerance, But the Media and Academics Use Them to Attack Israel
Israel is facing a challenging time. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed a law last week restricting the right of the Supreme Court to annul a...
Bibi and the Golden Calf
One of the disturbing things about watching the judiciary food fight in Israel is that the supporters of the most extreme reform proposals act as...
‘Turning Crisis into Opportunity’: Amidst Chaos in Israel a Constitutional Path Emerges, Analysts Say
After a chaotic day that ended with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing that he was pausing his judicial reform agenda until the Knesset reconvenes after...
Biden Administration Welcomes Pause on Israeli Judicial Reform Package After Chaotic Day in Israel
The Biden Administration on Monday welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he would put Israel’s judicial reform package on hold until the Knesset...
Stopping Radical Judicial Reform Could Be the Israeli Right’s Big Moment
Despite the “Yes Bibi, No Bibi” divide that has defined Israeli politics in recent years, Benjamin Netanyahu has achieved something rather unexpected since returning to...
How Americans Can Save Israeli Democracy
JNS.org - President Joe Biden isn’t the first American president to intervene in Israeli politics. US administrations have been doing so for decades with generally...
Incitement’s Silent Threat
JNS.org - The radicalization of the Israeli public discourse in recent weeks is troubling the Shin Bet security agency. The feeling is that all restraint...
The Israeli Judicial System Must Be Preserved
The weakening of the legal system that would result from the enactment of Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s proposals would represent a weakening of the State...
