: Israel: Majoritarianism on March #WorldNEWSAll The Israels Parliament has given initial approval to several pieces of legislation, including a Bill protecting the prime minister from being declared

@IndiaNEWS

Posted in: #WorldNEWSAll

Israel: Majoritarianism on March #WorldNEWSAll
The Israels Parliament has given initial approval to several pieces of legislation, including a Bill protecting the prime minister from being declared unfit for office, or incapacitated, and another to allow settlements in the northern West Bank.
ISRAELS PARLIAMENT, The Knesset, on 14 March advanced a Parliamentary Bill that would let lawmakers pass laws that the Supreme Court cannot overturn a key piece of legislation in Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies proposed judicial overhaul that has divided the country.
Israeli Parliament, The Knesset
The new Bill aimed at weakening the Supreme Court passed first reading, alongside a bill that would protect PM from removal, and another that would allow more settlements in northern Israel. These laws have been passed despite months of protests against the first law.
The Knesset worked till the early hours of 14 March morning to pass the first reading of the bill, which has been one of the main priorities of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his governing coalition of far-right and ultra-Orthodox religious parties.
Controversial Bills
Earlier, on Monday night, in another win for Netanyahu, the parliament also advanced a bill that would make it harder to remove the prime minister over the corruption charges that still hang over him.
The bill would allow the parliament to declare a prime minister unfit to rule only due to physical or mental reasons and would replace a current law that allows the court or the parliament to remove a leader under other circumstances.
The new bill would require approval by three-quarters of the government, and could be overridden by the prime minister.
Benjamin Netanyahu
The proposed change to the rules overseeing the removal of a prime minister is of personal importance to Netanyahu, who returned to power late last year after Israel’s fifth election in less than four years.
He is on trial on charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes, and denies the allegations. The proceedings have dragged on for nearly three years.
Another bill that passed the first reading would allow more settlements in the northern occupied West Bank, which would lead to the legalisation of settlement outposts considered illegal even under Israeli law.
The vote comes only weeks after Israeli settlers rampaged through a Palestinian town last month, killing one man and setting fire to dozens of homes and cars. Settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem are already considered illegal under international law.
Palestinian citizens of Israel, who make up some 20 percent of the population, have been largely absent from the protests, in part because they suffer from discrimination in Israel and because of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and blockaded Gaza Strip.

Intraday stocks under 50 NSE India Twitter of India

Vote Up Vote Down

Login to post a comment!