Judiciary

“Some official, I don’t know who he is, I never met him, suggested I should stay out of Israel’s business,” Tom Nides said, referring to Amichai Chikli.

Israeli system was built with two institutions to protect its liberal democratic nature, the legal advisers and the judicial system, both under threat by the reform.

The former prime minister says he supports Israeli judicial reforms, but said the current government has gone "too far."

Previous versions of the bill would have restricted judicial review to situations in which an extended bench of 15 justices unanimously agreed that a law was in violation.

Barak Medina: "We suggest that instead of rewriting or writing a new constitution, we may simply try to change the formal status of the Declaration of Independence."

Call it a form of back-channel negotiations, à la the Oslo process, but this time not aiming for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, but rather peace among the Israelis themselves. 

While the task of the opposition is to oppose the policies of the ruling coalition with vigor, it is expected to do so within the realm of reason while remaining loyal.

Just how close are we to that watershed moment when the idea of forging Israel as a truly democratic and pluralistic Jewish state will be perceived as being beyond realization?

No one is persuading anyone else. No one is showing any respect for the opinions or positions of the other side. If only people would stop shouting and start listening.

When people refer to the judicial reform they are talking about several separate laws. Here’s a short overview of each law by subject.