MKs Tali Gottlieb (Likud) and Karin Elharrar (Yesh Atid) arrived at the Supreme Court Sunday morning, as an expanded panel of 11 justices convened to hear petitions against the Knesset amendment altering the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, according to Israeli media reports.
MKs Tali Gottlieb (Likud) and Karin Elharrar (Yesh Atid) arrived at the Supreme Court Sunday morning as an expanded 11-justice panel convened to hear petitions against the amendment to the Judicial Selection Committee law. The reform, passed in March 2025, removes Israel Bar Association representatives from the committee and eliminates judicial veto power over Supreme Court appointments, replacing them with Knesset appointees.
As The Zioneer reported Sunday at 08:59, the High Court of Justice is sitting with 11 justices — a rare expanded panel — to hear the consolidated petitions. The composition of the justices was not specified in this morning's reports.
The petitions challenge the constitutionality of the Basic Law amendment and represent a central flashpoint in the ongoing public and political controversy over judicial reform in Israel. Both Gottlieb, a coalition supporter of the reform, and Elharrar, from the opposition, chose to attend the hearing in person, reflecting the high political stakes of the proceedings. The court's decision, expected at a later date, may take weeks or months.
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