Judicial reforms sought by Netanyahu have stirred worry within Israel and abroad for the country’s democratic health
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to reorder the panel for selecting judges such that his hard-right government’s sway over Supreme Court appointments would increase, according to draft legislation published on Wednesday.
Under the bill drawn up by Justice Minister Yariv Levin, the panel would be expanded to 11 members, who would be able to approve appointments by a bare majority of six votes in favour. “This is not legal reform. It is radical regime change,” tweeted opposition leader Yair Lapid on Sunday, when details of Levin’s initiative were leaked to Israeli media.“I am calling for a calming of the public discourse,” Netanyahu said in televised remarks on Wednesday. “The essence of democracy, beyond the separation of powers and of course majority rule, is respect for civil rights.”
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