Netanyahu’s Judicial Reform Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Israel should establish rules of standing and recognize the distinction between policy and law.
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Demonstrators protest near Israel’s Supreme Court in Jerusalem, Feb.10.PHOTO: ATEF SAFADI/
Judges and attorneys general throughout the world—I’ve served in both capacities in the U.S.—wield substantial authority. In any sound legal system, such authority is subject to clear, objective limits. That seemingly unexceptional principle might help clarify the debate roiling Israel over the country’s Supreme Court justices and attorney general, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposals to change that authority and the method of selecting justices.


