Legal reforms

The Left is running a broad-scale scare campaign about the judicial reform plans. This is an old trick that has been pulled by the Israeli Left repeatedly.

What gives the visit the potential to be a defining moment is that this is not the way the US tends to talk about Israel.

There is no restriction on Justice Minister Yariv Levin or on Law and Justice Committee chairman Simcha Rothman.

Although the proposed legal reform is clearly a domestic issue, Blinken showed that he, as a friend, is concerned about the country’s planned judicial overhaul and widespread protests.

The proposal does not deal with many issues that remain to be corrected but the government emphasizes that it will introduce additional components of the reform in the future.

If those who are against the “reform” of the legal system really want to move the needle, they should try and engage with moderate religious Zionists.

Bligh issued his warning in discussion papers ahead of the Sunday committee session for the bill which seeks to amend Israel's judiciary system.

Netanyahu met with Papaya Global and Disruptive Technologies Venture Capital after they said they planned to pull out of Israel over judicial reform concerns.

Returning Israel's Supreme Court to the pre-Aharon Barak juridical culture of restraint is a necessary process.

The time has arrived to devote some months to drafting and adopting a written constitution, which is the only democratic way for Israel to reform.