Judicial Reform

If the bill passes, the IBA would be replaced by the new Council, which would be controlled by the coalition

Settlers attacked at least three Palestinian villages after Hamas terrorists murdered four Israelis near Eli.

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Though large and disruptive protests have roiled Israel in the months since the government’s formation, Netanyahu said that he thinks judicial reform is worth the effort.

Under the new bill, the courts would not be able to use the reasonableness standard on decisions by the prime minister, ministers, and elected officials.  

Becher received 28,000 votes in favor of his remaining as chairman, out of 39,150 votes cast, in an election that saw a record turnout.

Becher is starkly against the government's judicial reforms, and participated a number of times in protests against the reforms in recent months.

Interim Israel Bar Association chairman Amit Becher, a staunch opponent of the judicial reform, may have won the Bar's elections.

MK Yitzhak Pindrus said that if it were up to him, he would cancel not just the pride marches in the country, but also get rid of the whole "movement."

The IBA has two of the nine seats on the Judicial Selection Committee that appoints all of this country's judges, giving it outsized influence.