TIMES OF ISRAEL
Netanyahu to US media: Judicial overhaul is moving ahead without ‘override clause’
June 29, 2023

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday that the so-called “override clause” — one of the most contentious elements of his government’s judicial overhaul plan — would not be advancing. “The idea of an override clause, where the parliament, the Knesset, can override the decisions of the Supreme Court with a simple majority, I said, I threw that out… It’s out,” Netanyahu told the newspaper, adding that he is “attentive to the public pulse, and to what I think will pass muster.” His comments echoed remarks he made in March  and April  noting  that a blanket override clause was no longer on the table. READ MORE