Finding a way through the current crisis is a matter of existential urgency which affects the very fabric of Israel and Jewish life.
To enjoy this blanket of protection, all an Arab construction offender need do is file a permit request or appeal a work-stop or demolition order issued by the Civil Administration.
The High Court of Justice hearing on the reasonableness standard will be presided over by all 15 justices, which has never been done before. Here's the process for how it will work.
Israel's High Court of Justice should rule 15-0 that the law on reasonable judgments will go into effect only in the next Knesset in order to avoid civil war.
The court's schedule also faces the challenge of President Esther Hayut and Justice Anat Baron's retirements in mid-October.
The left-wing NGO the Israel Law Professors' Forum for Democracy and the right-wing NGO Im Tirtzu both filed amicus briefs ahead of the High Court hearing on the reasonableness law/
If postponed, the hearing may come at a time when High Court President Esther Hayut and a justice are set to retire.
The police chief said that the police were only guided by the law and as long as he was in command, the only guiding principle would be the law, even in a constitutional crisis.
Usually, the Attorney-General’s Office represents the government and officials in all legal matters, but in exceptional situations, the office may approve outside counsel.
The Lavi NGO petitioned the High Court that Esther Hayut had expressed bias against the Law to Cancel the Reasonableness Standard at a January 12 conference.