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Moshe Koppel says only Haredi party United Torah Judaism still insisting on keeping measure as part of overhaul package, with his Kohelet forum pushing Levin and Rothman to drop it
Under revised plan pitched by Rothman, government would choose first two Supreme Court justices in Knesset term, further appointments would need support of judge and opposition MK
Party heads say rest of legislative package of radical overhaul of judiciary will wait until after recess, call on opposition to use time for 'negotiations'
Kohelet Forum, which provided the ideological foundations for the coalition's radical legislation, says High Court override law could be removed from the package
Israel Democracy Institute and Israeli Law Professors’ Forum for Democracy argue judicial review would be too limited and gov't would have too much sway in legislating Basic Laws