Israel’s Judicial Reforms Risk Becoming America’s Problem

On July 24, Israel’s Knesset passed legislation that would officially cancel what is known as the “reasonableness doctrine,” curbing the Supreme Court’s ability to exercise oversight over government policies.

It marks the first of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s multi-pronged judicial overhaul plan, which has sparked unprecedented protests across Israel since it was first announced in January.

Thousands of army reservists have threatened to refuse volunteering for duty, while Israel’s president Isaac Herzog warned that the conflict could lead to civil war. The Biden administration has taken the unusual step of making public appeals to dissuade Netanyahu from moving forward with the deeply divisive reforms, suggesting it could dangerously erode Israel’s democratic foundations and cause irreparable damage to the “special relationship” between the two countries.

Read more in The Hill here.