Israel Judicial Reforms

• Israeli law protecting PM Netanyahu challenged in Supreme Court

  Netanyahu's governing coalition passed a law in March that limits removing a prime minister from office to cases of medical and mental incapacitation.

  World

  Aug 3, 2023
  
• Israel judicial overhaul petitions to be heard by full Supreme Court in historic first

  The law was one of a series of proposed changes to Israel's judiciary put forward by Netanyahu's government earlier this year that seek to curb the power of the Supreme Court.

  Politics

  Jul 31, 2023
  
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• Netanyahu vows to push ahead on plans to overhaul judicial system

  The government's plans to overhaul the judiciary plunged Israel into one of its worst domestic crises ever earlier this year, with critics fearing a plunge into authoritarianism.

  Politics

  Jun 18, 2023
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• Israel’s judicial reform plans under scrutiny as Canadian MPs debate

  Netanyahu's government has allowed the expansion of settlements that Canada recognizes as illegal under international law— a characterization Israel disputes.

  World

  May 17, 2023
• New Israel bill would make it harder to oust Netanyahu over corruption charges

  Lawmakers in the Knesset gave preliminary approval to the bill and is set to do the same with a broader plan to overhaul the country's legal system in defiance of mass protests.

  World

  Mar 13, 2023