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politics2 years ago

"Protesters Persist: Weekly Rallies Against Overhaul Shake Israeli Democracy"

Protesters in Israel rallied for the 35th consecutive week against the government's plans to overhaul the judicial system, under the banner of "no dictatorship in our schools." The demonstrations took place as the academic year began and Education Minister Yoav Kisch sought to replace the director of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. Protest leaders criticized the government's attack on state institutions and highlighted upcoming High Court hearings on petitions against amendments to Basic Laws and the Judicial Selection Committee. The protests also addressed other grievances, including discrimination against women, religious party influence, and the education system's teacher shortage.

via The Times of Israel|
#education-minister-yoav-kisch#high-court-of-justice#judicial-system-overhaul
politics2 years ago

Majority of Poll Respondents Insist Coalition Must Respect Court Ruling on Overhaul Law

A Channel 12 poll reveals that 51% of Israelis believe the government should abide by a High Court ruling if it strikes down the reasonableness law, while 20% say the government should ignore the decision. The survey also shows that a third of Israelis are considering leaving the country amid tensions over the judicial shakeup, with only 5% having already made the decision to leave. The law, which prohibits the court from reviewing government decisions using the judicial standard of reasonableness, has faced opposition from critics who argue it undermines checks and balances, while the coalition claims it curbs judicial overreach.

via The Times of Israel|
#high-court-of-justice#israeli-government#judicial-shakeup
law-and-politics2 years ago

Historic 15-Judge Panel to Review Coalition's Reasonableness Law Petitions

The High Court of Justice in Israel will convene a 15-judge panel to hear petitions against a controversial law that limits the court's oversight of its own actions. The law, known as the "reasonableness" law, prohibits the court from reviewing government and ministerial decisions through the judicial reasonableness standard. Opponents argue that this standard is a critical safeguard against arbitrary government actions, while the coalition argues that the court has abused its scope of intervention. The hearing, scheduled for September 12, has sparked an unprecedented protest movement against the government.

via The Times of Israel|
#high-court-of-justice#judicial-oversight#law-and-politics
politics2 years ago

Israeli settlers occupy West Bank firing zone after Palestinian evacuation.

Israeli settlers are being allowed to operate six sheep farms in Masafer Yatta, a region in the southern West Bank that has been declared a firing zone, after the High Court of Justice allowed the expulsion of its Palestinian residents. The farms were erected close to illegal outposts, and Palestinians report that at least three were built after the High Court ruling of May 2022. Despite legal action being taken against the farms, local Palestinian residents and Israeli human rights activists have noted continuous and brisk activity around them, with trucks unloading, cement trucks laying down concrete surfaces, and all-terrain vehicles entering and leaving the farms.

via Haaretz|
#firing-zone#high-court-of-justice#israeli-settlers
politics2 years ago

Knesset passes law protecting Netanyahu from removal.

The Knesset passed a law that shields Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a court order to recuse himself, with a 61-47 vote. The law explicitly blocks the top court from ordering a prime minister to take a leave of absence, and is seen as a reaction to fears that the High Court of Justice could force Netanyahu to step down due to the potential conflict of interest created by him overseeing his coalition’s bid to overhaul the judiciary while he is on trial for multiple corruption charges. The opposition has criticized the law, and Yisrael Beytenu party plans to submit a petition to the High Court for the law to be overturned.

via The Times of Israel|
#benjamin-netanyahu#corruption-charges#high-court-of-justice
politics2 years ago

Israel faces protests and calls for judicial reform to prevent civil unrest.

Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef called for dialogue on the Israeli government's proposed judicial overhaul to prevent the possibility of a civil war. While not getting involved in the politics of the controversial overhaul, Yosef said that the High Court of Justice should not intervene in matters of religion, for which there is a Chief Rabbinate court. The overhaul has riven Israeli society, with critics saying it will destroy Israel's fragile system of checks and balances by concentrating power in the hands of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his parliamentary majority.

via The Times of Israel|
#civil-war#high-court-of-justice#israel
politics2 years ago

Israeli Knesset Takes Major Step Toward Controversial Judicial Overhaul

The Knesset has approved the first reading of a bill that would grant preemptive immunity to laws against judicial review, bringing Israel's judiciary largely under political control. The bill would prevent the High Court of Justice from acting as a brake on the executive and legislature, and give near-unlimited power to the governing majority. The legislation will need to pass two more Knesset votes to become law. The coalition has said it seeks to enact all of its sweeping reforms by the time the Knesset breaks for Passover, in just over two weeks.

via The Times of Israel|
#high-court-of-justice#israel#judiciary