The Supreme Court responded to N12 reporter Amit Segal's report, stating that it views any leaks of the ruling with "great severity," adding that the verdict has not yet been finalized.
The co-chairs of the Land of Israel Caucus expressed optimism over the diplomatic progress made with Saudi Arabia, but warned Israel will not cede its rights.
Simcha Rothman’s dystopic vision proposes total domination of the elected, from Election Day to Election Day, no matter how slim the majority, no matter how strong the “con” polls are.
The Justice Minister and the Knesset Law Committee Chairman are the faces of the judicial reforms. They are not giving up.
Coalition members promote a French-style, popular sovereignty version of democracy, which replaced the absolute authority of the king with the absolute authority of the legislature.
The over 12-hour hearing is the culmination of a year of political and legal turmoil for Israel over the first judicial reform legislation to pass into law.
Speaking at the historic High Court hearing on Tuesday, Rothman argued the court was overruling the democratic will of the people to choose their elected officials.
Rothman had appealed to the court on Monday as one of the respondents to the eight petitions against the judicial reform law.
If the bill is to pass, Israel would have a set annual quota for people gaining refugee status in the country.
Knesset Legal Advisor Sagit Afik reportedly refused to file the motion, which Rothman sought because she had expressed bias on the matter.