Tag Archives: Israeli Supreme Court

On September 28, Israel’s Supreme Court is expected to rule in favor of a petition from the far-left Movement for Quality Government to overturn the November 1, 2022 elections

Posted on September 2, 2023 by ArchitectGuy

CAROLINE GLICK BLOG Will Israeli Democracy Survive the Court? Caroline Glick September 1, 2023 …In January, MQG [Movement for Quality Government] petitioned the Supreme Court asking the justices to ban newly sworn in Netanyahu from serving in office. MQG argued … Continue reading →

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“Israel finally has a prime minister willing to take the necessary action to put a stop to the Supreme Court’s power grab and so defeat the gravest threat Israel faces as a Jewish and democratic state”

Posted on September 3, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) The Rat in Israeli Public Life by Caroline Glick September 4, 2020 …In Israel’s politicized justice system judges, prosecutors and police investigators have unchecked powers the likes of which no legal system in any … Continue reading →

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“In a landmark ruling, Israel’s Supreme Court rejected all petitions against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forming a new government while under indictment”

Posted on May 3, 2020 by ArchitectGuy

JERUSALEM POST When Judges Rule: A comparison between the US and Israel by Alan Dershowitz May 3, 2020 …Israel is a parliamentary democracy with an independent judiciary headed by a Supreme Court. It does not have a written Constitution, but … Continue reading →

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“The Israeli media rarely address the threat to the nation’s democracy represented by a judicial and broader legal system”

Posted on May 26, 2019 by ArchitectGuy

JNS Why the Israeli left is still in power by Dr Kenneth Levin May 26, 2019 …[Israel’s] Supreme Court’s ideological bias has been rendered much more consequential by its activism. The court has assigned to itself the right to pass judgment … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Supreme Court says no to exempting ultra-Orthodox from military service

Posted on September 16, 2017 by ArchitectGuy

BLOOMBERG Court Forces Israel to Face Its Ultra-Orthodox Problem by Daniel Gordis September 14, 2017 When Israel’s Supreme Court ruled this week that a law exempting ultra-Orthodox young men from military service is unconstitutional, it did more than pose yet another political … Continue reading →

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