Israel General Discussion: Dawn of the Post-Netanyahu Era

[Antonio the Sixth]

Has the budget standoff come to a head yet? I'm surprised there hasn't been more coverage here.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Another amendment to the basic law just passed preliminary vote. A 8 year cap to tenure as PM with a blank slate every 3 years. Odd arrangement in a parliamentary system but that gives Sa’ar a publicity score against Bibi.

4 new justices to be elected today to court. So far judge Khaked Kabub (TA district) a certainty to become the SC first Muslim justice (on a permanent post). The rest are TBD

Obviously any PM that has the political capital to last longer than 8 years can simply repeal it.

Thanks for the rundown btw. That was really helpful to understand the mess that is current Israeli constitutional law.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Another amendment to the basic law just passed preliminary vote. A 8 year cap to tenure as PM with a blank slate every 3 years. Odd arrangement in a parliamentary system but that gives Sa’ar a publicity score against Bibi.

4 new justices to be elected today to court. So far judge Khaked Kabub (TA district) a certainty to become the SC first Muslim justice (on a permanent post). The rest are TBD

Obviously any PM that has the political capital to last longer than 8 years can simply repeal it.

Thanks for the rundown btw. That was really helpful to understand the mess that is current Israeli constitutional law.

Well the more dramatic piece on the works is a new Basic Law: Legislation, that will define a new procedure to enact basic laws that will take a longer period of time thus thwarting political whimsical behaviours with constitutional norms. Moreover it is going to regulate judicial review and possibly finish the Israeli constitution (the why and how require some complicated considerations of constitutional theory I will spare you).

If both pieces pass it will be difficult for any politician to change basic laws ad hoc.

Oh, interesting. I always wondered why Ben Gurion didn't ratify a proper constitution when he clearly had the legitimacy and political capital to do so. I have mixed feelings about a hodgepodge government held together by their mutual hatred of the other guy and hanging on by a threadbare Knesset majority doing so now.