Israel’s 120-seat Parliament passed two laws after an hourslong overnight debate, in a vote mostly boycotted by the opposition. The legislation revamps the committee that picks judges ...

With three missing from the panel of 15 judges on Israel’s highest judicial authority, the question of how their replacements will be appointed takes on sharper importance. Supreme Court ...

The Judicial Selection Committee’s makeup since Israel’s foundation has included nine members – three High Court judges, two ministers, two members of Knesset (traditionally one coalition ...

Most of Israel’s opposition boycotted the final vote, where the measure passed 67-1. They vowed immediately to repeal it, saying in a statement that the law “had one goal — to ensure that judges ...

Law boosts officials’ power to appoint judges, defying anti-Netanyahu protests JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament Thursday passed a law expanding elected officials’ power to appoint judges ...

Defenders of the proposal say that it rectifies a system in which judges could pick their own replacements. The legislative push comes as protesters were already filling Israel’s streets.