Clause of Reasonability
After the leak of the draft opinions of the High Court of Justice judges on the cancellation of the Clause of Reasonability, a number of senior jurists, including the deputy Attorney General, appealed to the Knesset to allow the High Court to postpone the publication date of the Reasonability verdict.
![Amir Ohana](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/14/0be0de80-52c7-11ee-b177-59b3ed0fceec__h331_w650.webp)
The Legal Reform
Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana continued his attack against the Supreme Court and said that he will work to establish a Constitutional Court to replace the High Court: "There are a variety of legislative ideas that the Knesset will bring to deal with this trampling."
![Meirav Cohen](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/6729bc10-5161-11ee-94e0-0743c16fa7d9__h331_w650.jpg)
Merav Cohen, Interview
MK Merav Cohen: "I personally hope that they will not accept that it is impossible to enact any fundamental law whatsoever and it will not be possible to touch it. Because it will encourage misuse of fundamental laws," and what she thinks about the compromise proposals
![Simcha Rothman](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/f9b33a50-5145-11ee-9dba-ed40642ff088__h331_w650.jpeg)
The Legal Reform
In the face of interference from the judges, the Chairman of the Constitution Committee, Simcha Rothman, demanded to reject the petitions against the Basic Law, "Don't try to take away the people of Israel's democracy and their trust in democracy."
![Inside the court: Gottlieb attacks the judges of the High Court. Watch](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/21148fa0-513b-11ee-b345-cdedfcb4c66b__h378_w684.png)
The Legal Reform
Tali Gottlieb came to the High Court hearing on the cancellation of the reduction of the probable cause: "What you see here is a circus, at the expense of the people of Israel and at the expense of the State of Israel"
![Supreme Court](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/03469290-5134-11ee-aca0-99f54da11c9c__h331_w650.webp)
The Legal Reform
Historically, all 15 judges of the High Court gathered for a dramatic discussion on the question of whether to invalidate the "Basic Law: The Judiciary" amendment, regarding the reduction of the reason for reasonableness. Watch the live broadcast
![Yair Lapid](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/e641e6b0-5131-11ee-b345-cdedfcb4c66b__h331_w650.webp)
The Legal Reform
The Supreme Court will convene for a hearing with a full composition of 15 judges, for the first time in history. Lapid: "Those who want basic laws to be treated with reverence, let them start by enacting them properly."
![Yariv Levin](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/50c28730-5130-11ee-b345-cdedfcb4c66b__h331_w650.jpg)
The Legal Reform
Before the dramatic discussion on the reduction of the reason for reasonableness, Justice Minister Yariv Levin launched a sharp attack against the judges of the High Court: "a fatal injury to democracy and to the status of the Knesset"
![Esther Hayut](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/12/8d3ff060-512d-11ee-b345-cdedfcb4c66b__h331_w650.webp)
The Legal Reform
Historically, all 15 judges of the High Court of Justice will gather today for a dramatic discussion on the question of whether to invalidate the "Basic Law: The Judiciary" amendment, regarding the reduction of the reason for reasonableness.
![A senior government official in a clear message to the High Court: "Do not exceed your authority"](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/09/06ab2cd0-4f30-11ee-b345-cdedfcb4c66b__h331_w650.webp)
The Legal Reform
Ahead of the dramatic hearing at the High Court and the possibility that the judges will intervene in fundamental laws for the first time, a senior government official: "The answers of the government and the Knesset submitted to the court are clear as day"
![Rothman demands that President Hayut be prevented from participating in the discussion against him](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/04/0aa8e2e0-4af4-11ee-8163-c39ef588ffac__h331_w650.jpg)
Rothman Demands Hayut be Disqualified
The Chairman of the Constitution Committee, Simcha Rothman, has appealed to the court with a demand to prevent Esther Hayut from sitting on the panel that will deliberate on the Clause of Reasonability.
![Legal Advisor to the Government Gali Baharav-Miara](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/03/c24518b0-4a63-11ee-952a-23281db9a763__h331_w650.jpeg)
Legal Drama
Towards a legal drama: Gali Baharav-Miara publishes her position regarding the Clause of Reasonability and claims that it should be repealed: "a fatal injury to the foundations of the regime"
![Towards a constitutional crisis? Towards a busy month with petitions to the High Court against the government](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/09/03/941e6cf0-4a38-11ee-8163-c39ef588ffac__h331_w650.png)
Busy Month at the High Court
In the coming weeks, precedent hearings will be held in the Supreme Court on petitions against the Knesset and the government, with decisions that may lead to a constitutional crisis | The full schedule
![Yesh Atid petitions against the Basic Law: "There was no proper procedure"](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/08/02/af8fac00-312a-11ee-82cf-bddc3826ec4a__h331_w650.jpg)
Yesh Atid Petitions Against the Legal Reform
The "Yesh Atid" party is filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the reduction of The Clause of Reasonability: "In the text of the law, not a single comment from the Members of Knesset was included. It seems that a deliberate intent prevented a thorough, comprehensive, and substantive work process"
![Yuli Edelstein regrets and says: "That's not what I said"](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/07/31/f7902e70-2f73-11ee-9c79-937c2f123b03__h331_w650.jpg)
Edelstein: "Be Precise with my Words"
After his remarks on the continuation of the legislative process of the judicial reform were perceived as rebellion, Knesset member Yuli Edelstein explained this morning that it was not his intention: "Be precise with my words, I did not say that I would only support legislation with broad consensus"
!["Israel will not be a Halakhic state" - The messages page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was exposed.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/07/27/81c41bf0-2c46-11ee-9c79-937c2f123b03__h331_w650.jpg)
"Israel will not be a Halakhic state"
The protests are an expression of a democratic country, the judiciary will continue to be independent, and individual rights will be upheld: these are the messages of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to its representatives around the world, in order to deal with international criticism