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Opposition MKs boycott the final Constitution Committee vote at Knesset in protest at conduct of panel; Yisrael Beytenu MKs denounce legislation as a 'regime putsch'

Netanyahu, the only anarchy here is created by the government, which you have lost control over - Click the link for more details.

I am anxious for our common fate, anxious for our country, whose very establishment was a visible miracle, and whose success is the fruit of all our labor - Click the link for more details.

The coalition argues that Israel's judges should reflect the will of the elected majority; critics counter that the courts must serve as a check on executive power, not a mirror

In impassioned speech, Avichai Mandelblit says it would be court's 'duty' to annul legislation, which would otherwise 'abolish' Israel's liberal democracy

From the blog of Moises Salinas Fleitman at The Times of Israel

Previous versions of the bill would have restricted judicial review to situations in which an extended bench of 15 justices unanimously agreed that a law was in violation.

Some criticized the lack of tools to ensure compliance in the judicial review system.

APN's mission is to educate and persuade the American public and its leadership to support and adopt policies that will lead to comprehensive, durable, Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Arab peace, based on a two-state solution, guaranteeing both peoples security, and consistent with U.S. national interests.

From the blog of Lisa Liel at The Times of Israel