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DEBATE: Does the Supreme Court Have Too Much Power?: Caroline Glick, JNS, Dec. 20, 2022 — The incoming Netanyahu government’s intention to enact reforms of the legal systems to limit the powers of the Supreme Court has stirred up a lot of controversies. In this week’s episode of the “Caroline Glick Show,” Caroline Glick hosts a debate between two eminent jurists – Harvard’s Professor Alan Dershowitz and Bar Ilan’s Professor Avi Bell.
WATCH: Israel’s Judiciary: Reform or Ruin?: Times of Israel, Dec. 15, 2022 –– Is Israeli democracy in danger? A live-streamed discussion hosted by The Times of Israel delving into all sides of the looming High Court override clause proposal. Top legal experts discuss with TOL editors what’s at stake, from the Israel Democracy Institute in Jerusalem.
Trust in on the Wane: Guy Lurie, The Times of Israel, Jan. 4, 2022 –– The 2021 Israeli Democracy Index compiled by the Viterbi Family Center for Public Opinion and Policy Research at the Israel Democracy Institute reveals a further decline in public trust in the Supreme Court.
Israel’s Justice Minister Announces Sweeping Plan for Judicial Reform: JNS Reporter, Zenger, Jan. 6, 2023
The Judicial Apocalypse is Not Upon Us: Yonatan Green, The Times of Israel, Jan. 8, 2023
With No Constitution, An Override Clause Is Israel’s Only Hope – Opinion: Russell Avraham Shalev, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 25, 2022
Changing Israel Judicial Appointments Only Possible with Broad Consensus – Opinion: Guy Lurie, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 19, 2022
Netanyahu Blasts ‘Baseless’ Claim Judicial Overhaul Would End Israeli Democracy: TOI, Times of Israel, Jan. 8, 2022 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back on Sunday against criticism of his coalition’s proposed controversial judicial overhaul, saying that the overhaul would strengthen democracy rather than hasten its end and that his government was carrying out the will of the people.
Ex-Chief Justice Barak: Government’s Judicial Reform Plan ‘Will Strangle Democracy’: TOI staff, Times of Israel, Jan 6, 2022 — Several of Israel’s most respected judicial figures, led by the renowned former chief justice Aharon Barak, warned Friday against the judicial overhaul announced this week by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, saying it represented a grave threat to Israel’s democratic character and the rights of minorities.
WATCH: What are the Checks and Balances on the Judicial Branch?: כל הרשויות צריכות להיות מוגבלות בכוחן. האם על בית המשפט יש בפועל איזונים ובלמים? פרופ’ משה קופל, יו”ר פורום קהלת, מסביר בפאנל שנערך על ידי @TimesofIsrael —
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The Override Clause Explainer: Dr. Amir Fuchs, Israel Democracy Institute, Nov. 11, 2022 — In the absence of a formal constitution, Israel has a set of Basic Laws that regulate the division of powers among the branches of government and anchor some human and civil rights. An “override clause” is a mechanism that would allow the Knesset to enact legislation that overrides a Basic Law.
Israel’s Judiciary Shows Its Limited Power: Yedidia Stern, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 30, 2022 — Once again, the heated tone – or more precisely, the shrillness – of the debate over military conscription of the ultra-Orthodox has returned.
