The government's plan to reduce the power of the judiciary has raised alarm bells. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JERUSALEM - Israel’s president floated a compromise plan on Sunday to spare the country what he described as a “constitutional collapse” and possible violence, over asought by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israel has only one legislative body and in such a parliamentary system, the executive can exert enormous control, leaving only the courts to rein in perceived abuses of minorities and human rights. The concern of many opponents is that the proposed changes would make Israel far less open and less appealing as a place to invest, increasing the influence of religious fundamentalists.
In his speech to the nation, Mr Herzog warned: “We are on the brink of constitutional and social collapse. I feel - we all feel - that we are barely a moment away from a collision - and even from a violent collision... “The genius of American democracy and Israeli democracy is that they are both built on strong institutions, on checks and balances, on an independent judiciary,” US President Joe Biden said in a statement quoted by the New York Times on Sunday.
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