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Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down a government plan to limit the powers of the judiciary, in an unprecedented move that could reignite fierce tensions in the country as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wages war against Hamas in Gaza. Here’s what we know about the ruling.

With Israel fighting in Gaza, people on both sides of the judiciary debate appear unwilling to return to the domestic upheaval that preceded the war.

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(CNN) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a government plan to limit the powers of the judiciary, in an unprecedented move that could reignite fierce tensions in the

It’s all in the timing. On New Year’s Day, a little under three months since Hamas’ terrorist attacks, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a historic ruling. In an 8-7 decision, it struck down a controversial amendment to a Basic Law that removed the court’s own power to quash government decisions on the grounds of “reasonableness.”

Judicial reform suffered a blow, but not a fatal one, say critics of Mondays ruling.The post High Court overstepped, gov’t will have last word, critics say appeared first on JNS.org.

A right-wing effort to remake the countrys court system is defeated, as politicians focus on the war with Hamas in Gaza

The justices block a controversial law aimed at weakening the power of the courts | Middle East & Africa

Israel’s highest court has struck down the government’s law limiting its power. Three scholars look at why the law was proposed, what it aimed to do and who supported – and opposed – it.

Oct. 7 shattered the founding myth of the so-called peace process with the PLO—that there were “extremists” and "moderates" on both sides.The post Standing up for national unity and national