Israel’s Top Court Set To Hear Three Key Cases Against the Government in a Legal System Gone Topsy-Turvy

‘Reasonability’ standard for government actions is one of the issues — along with the question of whether a prime minister may be declared ‘incapacitated.’

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Israelis rally in support of plans to overhaul the judicial system at Jerusalem, September 7, 2023. AP/Mahmoud Illean

In the next few weeks, Israel’s Supreme Court is scheduled to hear three extraordinarily consequential petitions against the Government.  Two of the cases involve challenges to amendments to Israel’s quasi-constitutional Basic Laws. 

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