Israel’s High Court Says It Will Review Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul
Israel’s Supreme Court said Wednesday that it would review a contentious new law that diminishes the court’s own role, setting the stage for a constitutional crisis and renewed social turmoil if the judges end up overturning the legislation.
The Supreme Court may now, in essence, decide its own fate and choose between accepting Prime Minister Benjamin’s Netanyahu’s move to reduce its power — or reasserting its dominance by striking down the law.
The decision to take up the case, beginning in September, sets up a potential clash between the government and the highest court in the land.
If the court rejects the law, Mr. Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition might refuse to abide by the ruling, forcing senior civil servants and lower courts to decide which branch of government to obey. If it allows it to stand, the decision may be seen by hard-liners as a green light for the government to do as it wishes.
Source: The New York Times
