February 04, 2023

Israel Sees Onset Of Constitutional Crisis As New Gov't Pushes Judiciary Reform

Moscow (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - Feb, 2).– Israel is at the beginning of a constitutional crisis, as the new government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to curb the power of the Israeli Supreme Court through a far-reaching judicial reform, experts told Sputnik. On January 4, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin rolled out a legal reform package that would limit the authority of the supreme court by giving the cabinet control over the selection of new judges, as well as allowing the country's Parliament, the Knesset, to override the court's rulings with an absolute majority, among other things.