Basic Law
Ministerial committee approves Torah Study bill amid coalition tensions
Netanyahu’s coalition advances the Torah Study law, despite opposition and warnings that the bill could worsen draft evasion amid Israel’s manpower shortage.
Deri says Shas supports draft evaders during prison visit, calls to add Torah study to Basic Law
Israel's new death penalty law marks moral break, sparks discrimination fears, expert says
Chaos of October 7: What any inquiry must uncover - opinion
Israel is at a dangerous political junction
The overwhelming majority supporting the court’s bold and potentially perilous intervention in the Basic Law underscores a shared perspective among the judges appointed to the Supreme Court.
Israeli courts keep politics balanced - opinion
When you look past the dramatic decision to strike down a Basic Law, the ruling makes a clear and unprecedented statement about the limits of Knesset power.
High Court votes to delay implementation of Basic Law amendment
Six out of 11 judges voted to delay the implementation.
Weirdly, there’s nothing special about Israel’s Basic Laws - opinion
You want a judicial reform? Change the ridiculous Basic Laws setup to require a supermajority to pass and amend them.
Why did court make reasonableness standard decision in wartime? - comment
When every day soldiers are dying and fighting side by side – Rightists and Leftists, secular and religious – the last thing the country needs is a reignition of old divisions.
Why is the court striking down the reasonableness law now? - analysis
The High Court struck down a basic law for the first time, essentially killing the main achievement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed 2023 judicial reform.
The judicial reform is a wholesale uprooting of the judiciary's power - opinion
This specific amendment is not a limitation placed upon the judiciary’s power of review over acts of the executive. It is indeed the uprooting of this power.
'Veil of ignorance': Israel's A-G attacks Netanyahu's protection law
"The amendment to the Basic Law was made... with the aim of influencing [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's] pending legal proceeding."
Knesset speaker calls to replace High Court if reasonableness law struck down
Knesset speaker Amir Ohana has suggested swapping the High Court with a "constitutional court."
Will the High Court strike down the reasonableness law? - analysis
The reasonableness law was an amendment to a basic law, which the court believes requires a high threshold for the court to nullify.
