Opponents warn that it endangers Israel as a democracy and is thefirst in a series of tough reforms aimed at limiting the power of the courts.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s judicial reform bill has reportedlybeen passed by a 0-64 majority amid public protests against theSupreme Court’s power to overturn unjust government actions.
The reform has sparked the biggest protests in Israel’s history, withopponents warning that it endangers Israel as a democracy and is the first in a series of tough reforms aimed at curbing the courts’ powers.
The government had stated in this regard that this step was taken tobalance the imbalance of power due to the increasing interference ofthe judiciary in political decisions in recent decades.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid boycotted the controversial judicialreform, calling the move a takeover of the Israeli majority by aextreme minority.
With the passage of this bill, the protesters who protested betweenthe court and the parliament were pulled off the roads by the policeusing water cannons and one protester was injured and six people were
arrested.Opponents warn that it endangers Israel as a democracy and is thefirst in a series of tough reforms aimed at limiting the power of the courts.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s judicial reform bill has reportedlybeen passed by a 0-64 majority amid public protests against the Supreme Court’s power to overturn unjust government actions.
The reform has sparked the biggest protests in Israel’s history, with opponents warning that it endangers Israel as a democracy and is the first in a series of tough reforms aimed at curbing the courts’powers.
The government had stated that this step was taken to balance theimbalance of power due to the increasing interference of the judiciary in political decisions in recent decades.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid boycotted the controversial judicial reform, calling the move a takeover of the Israeli majority by an extreme minority.
With the passage of this bill, the protesters who protested between the court and the parliament were pulled off from the roads by the police using water cannons and one protester was injured and six protestors were arrested.
Israeli judicial reform passes into law amid public outcry
