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Complaining of an unaccountable judiciary, the far-right governing coalition, despite months of mass protests, voted to strip the court’s power to override “unreasonable” government actions.

Business Owners Threatens To Hault Israel Economy Over Judicial Overhaul Bill

The Impact of the Amendment Weakening the Power of the High Court of Justice Was Immediately Apparent After Knesset Enacted It on Monday, as the Tel Aviv Stock

Basic law, in Israel, any of several laws intended to serve as a guiding principle of government. As a concept, the basic law originated as a political compromise among Israel’s early political actors. After the country’s independence in 1948, its legislative body, the Knesset, was unable to agree

On a day of turbulence in the streets and in the halls of power alike, Israeli lawmakers on Monday enacted a major change in law to weaken the judiciary, capping a monthslong campaign by the right-wing governing coalition that is pitting Israelis against one another with rare ferocity.

The court could strike down the law passed on Monday that seeks to curb its power. Or it might narrowly interpret it. Or it might simply put off any decision.

Netanyahu Has Abandoned Democratic Israel in a Disgraceful Display of Weakness. His Allies Will Destroy Him, but the Sane Majority Can Take Little Joy in It When the Same Fate Dangles Before the Entire Country

Israel’s government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have passed the bill to overhaul the judiciary. However, many have suspected that the judicial overhaul may lead the country into a full-blown constitutional crisis. All you need to know explained below. , World News, Times Now

The purpose of the law, the Israeli Bar contended, was to "immunize" the heads of the executive authority from acting within the bounds of reason.

Judicial reform is not an attack on democracy, its the downfall of a tyranny.