Tikvah
Subscribe
MosaicImage of Mosaic
Editor's Pick

November 4, 2022

The Reform of Israel’s Judiciary Is an Urgent, and Trans-Partisan, Issue

It is not, as some have claimed, “an attempt to place Netanyahu above the law.”

Now that the votes have been tallied, it seems almost certain that the next Israeli prime minister will be Benjamin Netanyahu, leading a coalition of rightwing and religious parties. A key item on the platform of several members of this prospective coalition is reform of the judiciary, which has enormous power that it has largely granted to itself. Aylana Meisel-Diament and Yonatan Green explain what is at stake:

Subscribe to Continue Reading

Get the best Jewish ideas and conversations. Subscribe to Tikvah Ideas All Access for $12/month

Login or Subscribe
Save

November 4, 2022

  1. The Reform of Israel’s Judiciary Is an Urgent, and Trans-Partisan, Issue

    It is not, as some have claimed, “an attempt to place Netanyahu above the law.”

  2. Israel Has Crushed One Terrorist Group, but Attacks Are Unlikely to Stop

    “In Palestinian tradition, failure becomes dazzling victory.”

  3. Iran’s Political Victory in Iraq, and What the U.S. Can Do about It

    For too long, Washington has underestimated its leverage.

  4. The Human Desire to Become Like God—and Its Dangers

    What’s behind the mysterious “sons of God” and “daughters of men” in Genesis?

  5. How Theodore Roosevelt Embarrassed an Anti-Semite While Protecting His Freedom of Speech

    “The proper thing to do was to make him ridiculous.”