Israeli Minister Sparks Controversy with Comments on Palestinian People and Judicial Reforms

Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin has warned the High Court of Justice against intervening to strike down a new coalition proposal that will cement its control over the selection of judges, including High Court justices. The bill is part of a wider package of coalition legislation that would also largely neuter the High Court’s ability to strike down legislation in the future, and enable the Knesset to re-legislate laws the court does manage to annul with a bare majority of just 61 MKs. Opposition leaders Monday said the bill marked the end of judicial independence and the beginning of the end of Israeli democracy.