Judicial Reform
The Israeli president has been working “full time” to create “wide-reaching, attentive and respectful discussion and dialogue.”
“The government of Israel went to war against the democratic institutions themselves,” said former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni.
The bill calls for an “override clause” to reverse Supreme Court decisions to overturn legislation, and changes the way judges are appointed.
The “Caroline Glick Show” with MK Amit Halevi.
Denouncing the government’s planned judicial reforms, Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid vows to continue fighting on streets across the country in a “war over our home.”
“The attempt to restore the correct balance between the branches of government is not the destruction of democracy, but the strengthening of democracy,” says the Israeli prime minister.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin has announced a far-reaching program with an emphasis on reining in the Supreme Court.
The plan includes an ‘override clause’ giving the Knesset the power to reverse the Supreme Court if it strikes down laws as ‘unconstitutional.’
