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After a year of unprecedented events, Israel’s political and constitutional turmoil came to a head on Sept. 12, when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a critical case that will determine the future of the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul. The arguments concern the so-called Reasonableness Amendment, passed by Israel’s parliament in late July; this amendment to the country’s Basic Laws would partially strip the Supreme Court of its authority to review governmental acts.

  (JNS) — For the second time in just over two weeks, Israel’s High Court of Justice is hearing a petition calling for it to strike down an amendment to a Basic Law, this time one dealing with the court’s ability to declare a prime minister unfit for office. An expanded panel of 11 judges […]

NSC chief largely refrains from responding to calls from ex-defense officials, says he was willing to listen but laments that those demonstrating failed to do the same

Gali Baharav-Miara has come out strongly against coalition legislation. Ministers say she should be faithfully representing them; she argues her duty goes further

The "recusal law" strictly limits the reasons a prime minister can be ousted as unfit for office. Petitioners against the law say it is a "personal law" meant to protect

The gift of the founding generation must not be squandered.

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israel’s Supreme Court has started hearing petitions against a new law making it harder to declare a prime minister unfit for office.

Demonstrators in Tel Aviv block Ayalon freeway with sukkah after week that saw clashes between religious and secular Jews on Yom Kippur

LEGAL AFFAIRS: These laws are changing the way that Israel's government is functioning, and can alter the future of the nation.

The situation is that the government doesn’t have an attorney general, Justice Minister Yariv Levin told Israeli media - Click the link for more details.