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Israeli Right wins historic fight over Supreme Court justices
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked was the biggest winner Wednesday night in the battle over the Supreme Court’s future, with three of four justices appointed by the Judicial Selection Committee either reflecting a more conservative approach to the law or being on her list of acceptable non-activist judges.Shaked had pushed for Jerusalem District Court Judge David Mintz, a conservative Gush Etzion resident, to be named to the Supreme Court. Haifa District Court President Yosef Elron was primarily the Israel Bar Association’s and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon’s candidate, but was viewed as acceptable by Shaked. In contrast, the three justices on the Judicial Selection Committee did not get any of their preferred candidates, sufficing with Haifa District Court Judge Yael Vilner, who is Orthodox and was also viewed positively by Shaked as a compromise candidate to fill a seat expected to go to a woman. The fourth appointee, Tel Aviv District Court Judge George Kara, was as close as the justices’ bloc got to having its own candidate, as he was selected over Tel Aviv District Court Judge Khaled Kabuv, preferred by the Bar Association. But even that appointment was not seen as a real win for the bloc. Shaked declaring it "a historic day... the flagship boat of our judicial system changed its direction tonight." I want her for our next PM Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-23 |
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