Last year, the law change caused extensive protests.
The Supreme Court of Israel has invalidated the Prime Minister of Israel on Monday Benjamin Netanyahu a reform planned by the government that would have limited the power of the court and given the government more say in the appointment of judges.
An Israeli newspaper tells about it Haaretza public broadcasting company BBC and Reuters news agency.
The planned legal system reforms led to widespread nationwide protests against Netanyahu’s government last year. Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated against the government’s reforms. The demonstrations ended only after the war between Israel and the extremist organization Hamas began in October.
Eight of the 15 judges of the Supreme Court had opposed the amendment approved by the Parliament. According to critics, the disputed reforms would have seriously undermined the country’s democracy by weakening the legal system.
There is no actual constitution in Israel, but the Supreme Court has acted as a sort of constitutional court overseeing the actions of the government.
The reform had previously been feared, as it would allow Netanyahu’s far-right government to exercise virtually unlimited power without any restraints.
The Minister of Justice criticized the judges
Minister of Justice Yariv Levin criticized the judges on Monday, who he said had taken into their hands all the power that in a democratic form of government is divided equally among the three bodies.
Levin, who was the architect of the law change, said on the messaging service Telegram that the Supreme Court’s decision “takes away millions of citizens of their voice”.
Sources: REUTERS, BBC, HAARETZ, STT