Statement by PM Netanyahu: Prime Minister’s Office, July 25, 2023 — “Dear citizens of Israel, I would like to begin with the most moving scene that I have witnessed in the past 24 hours. Last night, masses of Israelis came to demonstrate in favor of the reform and against the reform. On one side of the escalator in the Jerusalem train station stood the supporters, and in the opposite direction the opponents. These ascended and these descended. Everyone held flags, everyone shouted slogans, everyone was there from their heart. …”
The ‘Reasonableness’ Clause EXPLAINED | The Caroline Glick Show, Caroline Glick, YouTube, July 28, 2023 — Caroline explains what the “reasonable clause is,” how it was invented, what the amended law will and won’t do and what it means for the Netanyahu government going forward.
Episode 36: Melanie Phillips – Israel and the Politics of Law: Double Jeopardy. Spotify, Aug. 1, 2023 – Ken Macdonald and Tim Owen discuss the constitutional crisis in Israel with Times columnist and public commentator Melanie Phillips.
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Long-overdue Judicial Reform Process Finally Underway: Alex Traiman, JNS, July 24, 2023
Israel’s Netanyahu Takes on Judges After First Win Over Judicial Reform: Dov Lieber, WSJ, July 28, 2023
Israeli Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Judicial Overhaul: Shayndi Raice, WSJ, July 26, 2023
US Role In Israeli Affairs: Voicing Concern or Crossing Lines?: Jeff Seidel, Israel Hayom, July 28, 2023
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For Further Reference:
Progressive Jewish Leaders Tell Biden to Take ‘Decisive Action’ Against Netanyahu: JNS, Aug. 2, 2023 — Alex Soros, son of George Soros. The actor Mandy Patinkin. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers Union. Rabbi Jill Jacobs, who runs T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.
President Biden Can Show His Support for Israel By Staying Silent: Robert Satloff, The Hill, July 29, 2023 — As a certified “ardent Zionist,” I have watched in horror as the people of Israel tear themselves asunder in the bull-headed pursuit of legislation by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu that would rein in what some see as judicial over-reach by the nation’s supreme court.
A Victory for Democracy and the Rule of Law: Morton A. Klein, Israel Hayom, July 26, 2023 — Those of us who believe in democracy and the rule of law should praise and cheer Israel’s democratically elected Knesset for overwhelming passing the first part of much-needed judicial reform, 64-0.
High Court Ruling on Reform Law Could Trigger Constitutional Crisis: Joshua Marks, JNS, July 25, 2023 — If Israel’s Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, strikes down the “reasonableness law” that the Knesset enacted on Monday it would create an unprecedented constitutional crisis, legal experts tell JNS.
Judicial Reform Raises Risk of War Crime Charges – Ex-IDF Int’l Law Chief: Yonah Jeremy Bob, Jerusalem Post, Aug. 2, 2023 — Many IDF reservists have said they have quit or will quit because the government’s weakening of the judiciary by repealing its reasonableness standard review power puts them at greater risk of alleged war crimes prosecution, a former IDF international law expert said Tuesday.
