The Movement for Quality Government, an Israeli NGO, filed a petition with the Supreme Court immediately after the vote took place, asking the court to declare the law illegal on the grounds that it changes the basic structure of Israeli democracy, and requesting that it block its implementation until the court has ruled on it. Its passing could trigger a constitutional crisis – if the court declares the law itself is unreasonable. The so-called reasonableness law takes away the Supreme Court’s power to block government decisions by declaring them unreasonable. Here's what comes nextįormer Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said he would file a petition with the Supreme Court on Tuesday to block the law and has urged the military reservists not to refuse to serve until the court delivers its ruling. Israel passed a bill to limit the Supreme Court's power. (incl.Protesters take part in a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul by the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday.
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