If passed into law, it would give the Knesset the power to reverse Supreme Court rulings with a simple majority of 61 votes. At the heart of the matter is the question of checks and balances.
Shaham was indicted on sex crimes charges in 2013 after eight female police officers accused him of exploiting his senior position to carry out sexual relations with them against their will.
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MK Simcha Rothman (Courtesy)
Roy: MK Rothman, thank you so much for agreeing to an interview. Could you please briefly introduce yourself to the readers?
MK Simcha Rothman: Simcha Rothman, Member of Knesset from the Religious Zionist Party. Quite new as a Knesset Member – not like the Norwegian [Law enabled] Knesset members, but quite new. My background in the public sphere is that I founded the Israeli Movement for Governability and Democracy in 2012, and was the legal advisor for this organization. I promoted the discourse in Israel concerning the justice system: the problems with the justice system, with judicial activism, the lack of separation of powers and checks and balanc
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