Israel’s Right-Wing Lawmakers Aim to Remake Supreme Court

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Benjamin Netanyahu’s allies are pushing for reforms that would allow the next government to pass laws previously struck down by judges

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Dov Lieber and Aaron Boxerman

TEL AVIV—Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing political allies aim to make sweeping changes to Israel’s judicial system, which could allow lawmakers to pass laws previously struck down as unconstitutional, including bills aimed at expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank.

For decades, Israel’s right wing has accused the country’s Supreme Court of abusing its power and having a left-wing bias because it disproportionately struck down laws connected to the right wing’s legislative agenda. 

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