Basic Law

Critics say Israel’s system lacks the structural safeguards that would prevent a weakened oversight of government actions under a divided A-G role.

Israel’s Supreme Court escalates its review of the Judicial Selection overhaul, assigning the case to all 11 justices and delaying hearings to June.

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit announced from the bench that the justices would issue their ruling based solely on the written material.

Gali Baharav-Miara warned that the new law transforms judicial appointments into a "political selection mechanism" by granting political actors a clear majority on the committee.

The President’s Residence said a request had been received that relies on past precedent and that any decision would be taken only following a full inter-agency review and legal opinions.

The law was passed after discussions that lasted several weeks and ended with agreements between the coalition and the opposition.

Following the Attorney General's decision to grant approval, investigators are authorized to proceed with investigative actions against the prime minister.

According to the bill's explanatory section, the law only applies to new embassies, and existing embassies will remain in place.

The main haredi argument against enlisting their youth to military service is that the study of the Torah and prayers to God are more important to Israel’s security than the IDF.

The issue came up in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday during a debate over two law proposals, both by MKs from the Labor party.