Critics say the changes will weaken and politicise the country’s courts and undermine its democratic foundations. Read more at straitstimes.com.
for a second straight Monday as Israel’s far-right government pushed forward with a divisive plan for a judicial overhaul that critics say will weaken and politicise the country’s courts and undermine its democratic foundations.
“Members of the coalition – history will judge you for this night,” Mr Yair Lapid, the leader of the opposition and a centrist, said on Twitter. “For the damage to democracy, for the damage to the economy, for the damage to security, for the fact that you are tearing the people of Israel apart and you simply do not care.”
Supporters of the changes say they are needed to curb the influence of an overreaching judiciary that has granted itself increased authority over the years. They also say the measures would shift power away from an unelected bureaucratic elite – the judiciary – in favor of elected officials who reflect the will of the people.
Outside Parliament, protesters from the medical profession set up a mock triage station for “casualties of the judicial reform.”
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