JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s justice minister on Wednesday unveiled the new government’s long-promised overhaul of the judicial system that aims to weaken Israel’s Supreme Court.
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Critics say the plan will undermine the country’s democracy by giving absolute power to the most right-wing coalition in Israeli history.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin presented a series of sweeping changes aimed at curbing the powers of the judiciary, including by allowing lawmakers to pass laws that the high court has struck down and effectively deemed unconstitutional.
Levin laid out a law that would empower the country’s 120-seat parliament, or Knesset, to override Supreme Court decisions with a simple majority of 61 votes. Levin also proposed that politicians play a greater role in the appointment of Supreme Court judges.
If that happens , say goodbye to women’s rights and human rights in general . Say hello to a a primitive and misogynistic view of justice, where only frum men are considered to be full-fledged humans .
To strengthen the justice system not to weaken the supreme Court!
Why should a backward socialist system control the democratic system.
The attorney general should keep her opinions to herself! DERI is clean there’s no reason why he can’t serve!
What’s the plan?
Not to ‘weaken’ the court but to bring it into line with its original prescribed boundaries. Thereby strengthening Israel’s democracy.