2023 Israeli judicial reform
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The 2023 Israeli judicial reform is a set of five changes to the judicial system and the balance of powers in Israel that were proposed in January 2023. The intent of the measures is to curb the judic
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Demonstrators against the judicial reform in Jerusalem, 13 February 2023
Demonstrators against the judicial reform in Haifa, 11 January 2023. The protester's sign reads a quote from the Hebrew Bible: "How is the faithful city become an harlot! Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards." (Isaiah 1:21–23)
A sign at a demonstration in Haifa, saying "Right-wingers against the legal revolution", 8 April 2023
Yariv Levin
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Yariv Gideon Levin is an Israeli lawyer and politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Justice. He served as Speaker of the Knesset in December 2022, previously serving in that ro
2023 Israeli judicial reform
…judicial review, granting the government control over judicial appointments and limiting the authority of its legal advisors. The effort was led by Yariv Levin (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice) and Simcha Rothman (Chair of the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee). The Supreme Court…
Levin in 2020