The new law means that the Supreme Court will no longer be able to overturn decisions made by the government on the grounds of “reasonableness.”
despite mass demonstrations against the move which rank among the biggest protests in Israeli history.
Opponents have denounced the changes as a threat to Israeli democracy, curbing vital checks and balances on governmental decisions. The government, in contrast, has painted the overhaul as a means of improving democracy by affording elected officials more autonomy over unelected judges, and a necessary measure given the court’s increasing interventions in political decisions over recent years.
Netanyahu was himself present in the chamber as lawmakers voted, the day after he was rushed to the hospital early Sunday to have afitted for his heart. Opposition Leader Yair Lapid accused Netanyahu of being “a puppet on the strings of extremists and messianists” in the minutes after the judicial overhaul bill passed.
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