"I'm attentive to the public pulse, and to what I think will pass muster," Netanyahu said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
The override clause, which would give the Knesset power to overturn a court decision by a simple majority of 61, is ridiculous and makes a complete mockery of the court
Herzog's plan does not have the support of the coalition after talks broke down, according to a number of reports
The override clause bill passed its first reading late Monday night in a 61-52 vote.
The committee will reconvene on Sunday to vote on possible revisions to the judicial reform bill.
Israeli system was built with two institutions to protect its liberal democratic nature, the legal advisers and the judicial system, both under threat by the reform.
The bill, part of Justice Minister Yariv Levin's judicial reform, will be brought to a vote in the Knesset committee this week.
The law is widely known as the "Override Law" since it enables the Knesset to make laws that "override" the judiciary.
When people refer to the judicial reform they are talking about several separate laws. Here’s a short overview of each law by subject.
Without going into a discussion of the president’s five points, I would like to consider the appropriate way for reaching the agreements he spoke about.
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