Levin says no convening of Judicial Selection Committee without composition change.
The opposition does not intend to appoint one of its members to the committee, but put forward two candidates in order to prevent an attempt by the coalition to delay the vote once again.
The new bill, the first reform legislation since the freeze in late March, would prevent judicial review of the administrative decisions of elected officials.
The dropping of the override clause is an interesting development but is not a game changer for the anti-reform experts, NGOs and politicians.
Opposition MKs and protest groups said they would ramp up opposition in order to delay the bill.
LEGAL AFFAIRS: Optimistic yet cautious, Yesh Atid adviser Na’ama Schultz says real progress was made on the understanding that the country ‘needed a long-term solution.’
The need to reform the judiciary is a matter of broad agreement in Israel. The overwhelming majority of Israelis want to see the coalition and the opposition reach agreement via negotiation.
Under the new bill, the courts would not be able to use the reasonableness standard on decisions by the prime minister, ministers, and elected officials.
Becher is starkly against the government's judicial reforms, and participated a number of times in protests against the reforms in recent months.
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