Critics Fear Erosion Of Checks And Balances As Israel Restricts Supreme Court’s ‘Reasonableness’ Standard

Members of the Israeli parliament (Knesset) meet in Jerusalem on June 28, 2023.The Knesset overnight Monday passed along partisan lines a bill to restrict the use of the “reasonableness” standard by the Supreme Court.The bill was advanced by a vote of 64-56. PHOTO BY GIL COHEN-MAGEN/GETTY IMAGES

The Knesset overnight Monday passed along partisan lines a bill to restrict the use of the “reasonableness” standard by the Supreme Court.The bill was advanced by a vote of 64-56.

The legislation would bar “reasonableness” as a legal justification for judges to reverse decisions made by the Cabinet, ministers and “other elected officials as set by law.”