What’s next for Israel after Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul bill?
2023-07-25 09:09:30 source：NISCSS
July 25, 2023
A law passed by Israel’s parliament on Monday that would overhaul the judiciary and limit its powers has sent the country into uncharted territory amid mass protests from the opposition.
The new legislation, known as the “reasonableness bill”, removes the ability of the Supreme Court to strike down government decisions deemed “unreasonable”.
The far-right government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says the judges have gotten too strong and need to be reined in, while the opposition says the government is aiming to weaken the judiciary and prevent it from being able to maintain checks on the government.
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