Why is the court striking down the reasonableness law now? - analysis

The High Court struck down a basic law for the first time, essentially killing the main achievement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed 2023 judicial reform.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a vote on the reasonableness bill at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on July 24, 2023.

(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

JANUARY 1, 2024 22:14

Updated: JANUARY 2, 2024 12:17

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