Democrats MK Kariv says Eisenkot-led bloc will move rapidly to repeal judicial overhaul laws

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv said on Wednesday that his party and the Gadi Eisenkot-led bloc will move rapidly to repeal key judicial overhaul laws passed by the previous government, even before a new government is formed. Kariv said the focus is on laws politicizing judicial appointments, allowing the government to ignore the attorney general, and overhauling broadcast media regulation. The bloc has agreed to establish four special Knesset committees to pass repeal legislation.

Democrats MK Gilad Kariv said on Wednesday that his party and the Gadi Eisenkot-led bloc will move rapidly to repeal key judicial overhaul laws passed by the previous government, even before a new government is formed. Kariv insisted that repealing the laws would be possible within the short timeframe for coalition-building, and said legal problems that emerged during the original legislation would make repeal easier. The focus is on the law increasing political influence over the Judicial Selection Committee, the law allowing the government to ignore the attorney general, and the law overhauling broadcast media regulation. According to reports, the bloc has agreed in principle to establish four special Knesset committees to pass one piece of repeal legislation each, including for the law removing the Department for Internal Police Investigations from the State Attorney's Office. Kariv noted that since the bloc is returning to the old system rather than making new changes, the legislative process is relatively simple. The High Court has already frozen implementation of the DIPI law and key aspects of the media law. On Wednesday, the bloc succeeded in establishing the Knesset Arrangements Committee, with MK Roy Folkman of Eisenkot's Yashar party as chair. The Arrangements Committee will now be able to establish the special committees to pass the legislation.