In Israel the Center Holds, but Politicians Seem Unable to Do What It Wants
Even if the right wins, it still loses.
July 24, 2023
In Israel the Center Holds, but Politicians Seem Unable to Do What It Wants
Even if the right wins, it still loses.
Today or tomorrow, there is a good chance the Knesset will vote on, and even pass, the so-called reasonableness bill. This legislation—the small part of the broader package of judicial reforms that has so far survived—would prevent the Supreme Court from repealing laws on the ground that they are “unreasonable,” and thus remove some of the arbitrariness of the court’s power. In the week leading up to the vote, protests have intensified, with demonstrators blocking roads and threatening not to appear for military reserve duty. Haviv Rettig Gur assesses the situation:
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