By Joe Hernandez; Daniel Estrin
Israeli lawmakers on Monday approved controversial changes to the judiciary, part of a package of proposed actions that’s roiled the country in protests in recent months and sparked opposition from broad swaths of Israeli society.
The vote in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, capped a monthslong campaign by Israel’s far-right government to weaken the judiciary, a move critics say pushes the country toward authoritarianism.
The measure passed uncontested after opposition lawmakers shouted “Shame!” at their colleagues before walking out in protest. Ahead of the vote, lawmakers were unable to reach a compromise with the political opposition.
What the new law does
This law cancels the reasonableness clause, which allowed Israel’s Supreme Court to block government appointments and decisions by elected officials that it deemed to be unreasonable and not in the public interest. Now, the high court has loss that ability, which legal experts say was a crucial check on political power in Israel….
https://www.npr.org/2023/07/24/1189720508/israel-politics-netanyahu-judiciary
Israel’s far-right government wants the power to override its Supreme Court
After the truth-shower 