The new Zionist Legal Initiative faction said that the current composition of the Bar makes it an extension of the political opposition.
"A person running for such a high position in the judiciary must not be caught, time after time, breaking the law."
Though Naveh resigned as the Bar head in 2019 over a scandal, Israeli sources reported that he had gained enough signatures to run for reelection.
The Bar representatives would be replaced by a Knesset Committee chairman, a minister and two representatives of the Justice minister.
The first reading vote would be on legislation that would alter the composition of the judge selection committee.
Many Jewish lawyers want to make aliyah, but worry about finding work. Jeremy Lustman of DLA piper addresses these concerns.
Himi gave permission to investigators to access his electronic devices and restore all messages exchanged between him and Kolian.
Two facts are indisputable: Himi was unfit to fill his role; and the Bar Association, like the judicial system’s disproportionate power over the Knesset, needs some serious curbing.
"I will not live a single day in a dictatorship," Hodak, a decorated wartime hero and leading Israeli attorney, said during a conference.
Himi allegedly performed sexual acts while on a work-related video call with a female lawyer who was seeking his professional expertise.
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