Israeli Judicial Reform

Bogan

I do not understand the Israeli system of government, so I have to be careful here.    But from what little I do know the Israelis High Court is not like what goes on in other western High courts.   I could be wrong on that, and I will stand corrected if called out.    But from what I understand, the Israeli High court can review EVERY law passed by the Knesset.  The Israeli High Court apparently full of lefties, and so the right wing government can not get any legislation passed, something which has frustrated the present right wing Israeli government.  

This is different to say, the USA, where the High Court adjudicates on whether a law passed by state or federal governments is constitutional.   The three recent cases which involved student loan forgiveness by the Biden administration, and the racial quota admission system in US ivy league universities, are examples of this.  

MineSubCraftStarved

@Bogan

But from what I understand, the Israeli High Court can review EVERY law passed by the Knesset.

That is true. Due to the lack of a formal Israeli constitution, they can decide on virtually any law or regulation. Including the "basic laws" which effectively serve as the constitution of the country, uphold many protected liberties, and define the nature of the State of Israel.

Bogan

So, you get an unelected body of pseudo aristocrats over riding the people's parliament?      Sounds a bit like what the Democrats, the Biden administration, and elitists in general, only dream about?  

MayCaesar

I am intrinsically skeptical of reforms initiated by heads of one branch of power that would decrease another branch's power. Whether this reform is warranted or not, I cannot say, but I seriously doubt that Netanyahu is pushing it out of desire to balance the branches up, rather than out of desire to increase his own political power.

If these reforms were pushed by independent groups, they would warrant closer examination. As such, they constitute usual power struggles in my eyes.