Judicial Reform
“The government took 17 minutes to announce that it rejects the plan. They didn’t even bother to study it,” said opposition leader Yair Lapid.
While he opposes most of the government’s program, the renowned jurist rejects the main argument of its critics, who argue that it spells the end of Israel’s democracy.
“Unity among the people of Israel is our strength as a nation,” minister Miki Zohar says at the heritage site in Samaria.
Demonstrations are taking place across Israel the day after the president’s judicial reform plan was dismissed as inadequate by the governing coalition.
“You cannot have an army where people say that if the government doesn’t do what I want, I won’t serve. Today, it will be judicial reform. Tomorrow, it will be removal of settlements,” said Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Avivi.
The Israeli president presented the “people’s plan” during a national address.
“The issues presented by the president were not agreed upon by the coalition, and key clauses in his outline ... do not bring the necessary balance between the branches,” said the Israeli premier.
Posted online, it strengthens the justice system, the government and the State of Israel, said Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
“We found that with regard to many issues, the gaps could be bridged,” the Kohelet Policy Forum said.
“This cannot be seen as an interference, but [as] a way of showing our interest and our appreciation for Israeli democracy,” says E.U. foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
“We are all witnessing an unprecedented attack by mobilized media channels against the government,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The bill, approved by 61-52, allows parliament to preemptively immunize laws against judicial review.
