Basic Law
Shas spiritual leader orders support for coalition legislation in exchange for haredi-backed bills
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef warned there was “no room for delay” on the Torah Study Law amid coalition efforts to advance contentious legislation.
It’s about time that Torah study counted for something - opinion
The hidden economic danger in the Basic Law on Torah Study
'Little girls with microphones': IDF veteran slams MKs during Basic Law: Torah Study cm'tee meeting
The haredi draft crisis that will not disappear: A look at Israel's 'Amendment No. 26'
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.
Israeli government violating Basic Law by delaying state budget
The issue came up in the Knesset plenum on Wednesday during a debate over two law proposals, both by MKs from the Labor party.
Israel is at a dangerous political junction
The overwhelming majority supporting the court’s bold and potentially perilous intervention in the Basic Law underscores a shared perspective among the judges appointed to the Supreme Court.
Israeli courts keep politics balanced - opinion
When you look past the dramatic decision to strike down a Basic Law, the ruling makes a clear and unprecedented statement about the limits of Knesset power.
High Court votes to delay implementation of Basic Law amendment
Six out of 11 judges voted to delay the implementation.
Weirdly, there’s nothing special about Israel’s Basic Laws - opinion
You want a judicial reform? Change the ridiculous Basic Laws setup to require a supermajority to pass and amend them.
Why did court make reasonableness standard decision in wartime? - comment
When every day soldiers are dying and fighting side by side – Rightists and Leftists, secular and religious – the last thing the country needs is a reignition of old divisions.
Why is the court striking down the reasonableness law now? - analysis
The High Court struck down a basic law for the first time, essentially killing the main achievement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed 2023 judicial reform.
The judicial reform is a wholesale uprooting of the judiciary's power - opinion
This specific amendment is not a limitation placed upon the judiciary’s power of review over acts of the executive. It is indeed the uprooting of this power.
'Veil of ignorance': Israel's A-G attacks Netanyahu's protection law
"The amendment to the Basic Law was made... with the aim of influencing [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's] pending legal proceeding."
