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Jerusalem ―Israel's high court on Monday struck down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's polarizing law that sought to limit the court's power over government decisions, putting the country on the br...

(Bloomberg) -- Israel’s Supreme Court overturned a highly contested law aimed at weakening the justices’ own power in a loss to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition.Most Read from BloombergQuake Hits Northwestern Japan, Killing Four, Wrecking HomesIran Sends Warship to Red Sea After US Sinks Houthi BoatsIndia’s Crude Oil Imports From Russia Plunge on Payment IssuesMaersk Halts Red Sea Shipping as US Navy Sinks Houthi BoatsUS Pushed Dutch Maker of C...

Israel's Supreme Court has struck down a controversial amendment to the country's so-called "reasonableness" law, which would have limited judiciary oversight amid Israel's ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.

Israel's Supreme Court struck down the first, and most moderate, of Netanyahu's judicial reforms in a close 8-7 decision.

"No person is exempt from the rule of law." Except the Supreme Court.

Today's news: provisional death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 30, people are still digging under the rubble; Israel's Supreme Court rejects Netanyahu's justice reform; The 'banker of the poor' Yunus convicted of labour exploitation in Bangladesh; Kazakhstan no longer considers the Afghan Taliban a terrorist movement.

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) - In the midst of Israels brutal total war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza and its …

"The court did not rise to the occasion, but that does not mean that we should be irresponsible," says MK Simcha Rothman, one of the reform efforts key architects.The post

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

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