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An 11-judge panel hearing a petition regarding the "constitutionality" of a Basic Law limiting the courts ability to remove a prime minister from office.

"The hearing being held today in the court is in practice a hearing to cancel the results of the elections," accused Justice Minister Yariv Levin.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday held a second hearing on petitions against the Incapacitation Law, passed as an amendment to a Basic Law in March. Israel’s

At high stakes hearing, justices make clear they won't abolish law aimed at shielding Netanyahu from being told to step down, but seem split over whether to delay its implementation

From the blog of Yair Lev at The Times of Israel

Occupied Palestinian Territory – The Palestinian Authority must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Tarek al-Sarkaji and cease the arbitrary prosecution of individuals, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement. Without prior ...

Ministers Shlomo Karhi and Idit Silman paint High Court hearing on government recusal law as an attack on democracy

Petitioners and attorney general argue that law blocking High Court from removing an incapacitated premier from office is unfit to be part of Israel's constitutional arrangement

Religious Zionist Party MK Simcha Rothman joined Karhi in saying that the government won't accept a ruling to strike down the law.