Basic Law

The issue came up in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday during a debate over two law proposals, both by MKs from the Labor party.

The overwhelming majority supporting the court’s bold and potentially perilous intervention in the Basic Law underscores a shared perspective among the judges appointed to the Supreme Court. 

When you look past the dramatic decision to strike down a Basic Law, the ruling makes a clear and unprecedented statement about the limits of Knesset power.

Six out of 11 judges voted to delay the implementation.

You want a judicial reform? Change the ridiculous Basic Laws setup to require a supermajority to pass and amend them.

When every day soldiers are dying and fighting side by side – Rightists and Leftists, secular and religious – the last thing the country needs is a reignition of old divisions.

The High Court struck down a basic law for the first time, essentially killing the main achievement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed 2023 judicial reform.

This specific amendment is not a limitation placed upon the judiciary’s power of review over acts of the executive. It is indeed the uprooting of this power.

"The amendment to the Basic Law was made... with the aim of influencing [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's] pending legal proceeding."

Knesset speaker Amir Ohana has suggested swapping the High Court with a "constitutional court."