Constitution

Israelis may not yet be ready to agree on a full written constitution, but defining due process and reviewing that sufficient procedures are applied may provide Israel with basic checks and balances.

LEGAL AFFAIRS: It is necessary to explore these scenarios, the consequences of a constitutional crisis, and just how likely one is to erupt.

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.

As long as I have a choice I shall nevertheless always opt for pluralism, and in the current social and political crisis will fullheartedly support compromise over any sort of escapist purism.

Senior officials from all walks of Israeli life, not to mention foreign governments, have added their voices, calling for an end to what looks like madness.

These are indeed complex matters to consider, but consider them Israel must if the nation is to resolve the issue that has split national opinion asunder. 

Is it really possible to forge a compromise amid the split caused by judicial reform? One possible solution could be for Israel to form a constitution.

Israel has gone 75 years without a constitution. Experts say that could change now, amid the ongoing debate and schisms over judicial reform.

As we stand in 2023, a clear, unified vision for Israel’s Jewish inhabitants has yet to emerge. Instead, the existing government has given rise to two sharply contrasting visions

Should the Knesset and the government reject the court’s rulings, the political and social crisis will turn into a constitutional crisis.