The coalition's passage of the bill restricting the use of the reasonableness standard despite widespread public protests simply confirmed its opponents' fears.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is seen whispering to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Minister Yariv Levin amid the vote on the reasonableness standard bill, in Jerusalem, on July 24, 2023.(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)ByAVI MAYERUpdated: