Checks and balances: The never-ending battle in Israeli democracy - opinion
Israel’s current political leadership in its hostility to what it perceives as too liberal a court is attempting to increase its power by eliminating the perpetual tension.
THEN-PRESIDENT Reuven Rivlin votes in the Knesset election, in Jerusalem, in March 2021. Voting in Israel is solely limited to a single ballot cast for a political party, not an individual. (photo credit: OLIVIER FITOUSSI/FLASH90)ByMICHAEL PARTEM