Israeli Politics: Judicial System and Democratic Governance

Should a mechanism be adopted allowing the Knesset to reenact a law after the Supreme Court has struck it down?

Should changes to the judicial system be made only after broad cross-party agreement?

Should the Basic Laws define in detail the powers of the Supreme Court and the limits of its intervention in government decisions?

Should the Supreme Court be prohibited from striking down Basic Laws?

Should the Supreme Court’s ability to strike down laws passed by the Knesset be limited?

Should the binding force of the government attorney general’s legal opinions for ministers be reduced?

Should the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee be changed so that elected politicians hold a majority?

Should the independence of the prosecution and the attorney general from direct political control be entrenched?

Should the position of government attorney general be divided into an independent legal adviser and a separate government representative?

Should the “reasonableness” doctrine for judicial review of government decisions be abolished or substantially narrowed?