US EditionIsrael's High Court hears challenge to law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
- Israel's Supreme Court is currently hearing multiple challenges to actions taken by Benjamin Netanyahu's government, including amendments that impact his personal circumstances.
- Critics argue that these amendments were passed solely for Netanyahu's benefit, given his ongoing corruption trial, and consider it a misuse of constituent authority.
- Netanyahu's opponents claim that certain aspects of the amendments could potentially make it easier for him to evade the corruption trial. They believe that these actions are part of a larger effort to undermine checks and balances in Israel, potentially leading towards autocracy.
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Top Israel court hears challenges to law limiting grounds for PM's removal
Israel’s Supreme Court heard arguments, on Thursday, against a law passed by the ruling coalition limiting conditions for any removal of Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, from office, in the latest showdown among branches of government to grip the nation, Reuters reports. Political watchdog groups and an opposition party have challenged the 23 March amendment to a quasi-constitutional “Basic Law” which Netanyahu’s own Attorney-General describe…
Israel's High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption.
Israel's High Court hears a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel's Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting Prime Minister, which critics say is designed to protect PM Netanyahu. The hearing is part of several pivotal court challenges against a proposed package of legislation and government steps meant to alter the country's justice system. The law allows only the Prime Minister or the government to determine a leader's unfitness, stripping the attorney gen…
Israel's supreme court hears challenge to law that makes it harder to remove Netanyahu from office
Israel's supreme court on Thursday was hearing a challenge to a law that makes it harder to remove a sitting prime minister, which critics say is designed to protect prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been working to reshape the justice system while he is on trial for alleged corruption. The hearing is part of several pivotal court challenges against a proposed package of legislation and government steps meant to alter the country's justi…
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