Omer Dostri
Jerusalem Post, Jan. 9, 2025
“The High Court’s ruling signifies the devaluation of the Israeli legislature, stripping it of its significance as both a constituent and legislative authority.”
In their decision announced on January 1, 2024, regarding the amendment to the Basic Law aimed at reducing the reasonableness standard, eight out of the 15 judges comprising the High Court ruled to invalidate the law, while the remaining 12 affirmed that the Supreme Court possesses the authority to intervene in Basic Laws.
The overwhelming majority supporting the court’s bold and potentially perilous intervention in the Basic Law underscores a shared perspective among the judges appointed to the Supreme Court.
This unity is evident even among so-called “conservative” judges, a fact that former minister Ayelet Shaked took pride in selecting, reminiscent of the uniformity seen in the communist Soviet Union. Above all, this situation highlights the challenge of achieving genuine diversity in the composition of the supreme judges through “deals” and compromises between the right and left factions within the judges’ selection committee. It suggests that a more fundamental change in the process of selecting judges is required. … [To read the full article, click here]