#EricYoffie in #Haaretz :

"The moral collapse of Israeli Orthodoxy is at the heart of #Israel ’s current crisis.

[all the Orthodox] agreed on the absolute necessity of restricting the power of #SupremeCourtofIsrael. The court did not permit settlement building on Arab-owned land, and Religious #Zionism did not want their plan for massive settlement expansion delayed by constant court challenges"

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-07-24/ty-article-opinion/.premium/fundamentalist-orthodox-judaism-is-dealing-a-death-blow-to-israels-democracy/00000189-8738-d430-a59b-a7398f230000
#Herzl #TheodorHerzl #judicialoverhaul

“The option of general strike is on the table,” Peter Lerner, a spokesman for the Histadrut, Israel's largest labor union, said in a phone ...

Labor groups helped delay earlier efforts to limit the top court’s power. As the government revives its plan, powerful social movements are again voicing their opposition and threatening strikes.
Israel Judicial Overhaul: Unions and Reservists Renew Opposition

A fascinating list of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court (670 according to #MichaelSfard who published this list to refute claims by the Israeli minister #MikiZohar

#Supremecourt #constitution #israel #USA #separationofpowers #democracy #SCOTUS #SupremeCourtofIsrael #BeitHaMishpatHaElyon
@sfardm
#ביתהמשפטהעליון

https://constitution.congress.gov/resources/unconstitutional-laws/