Smotrich and Rothman's plan for implementing the judicial reform

Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich and Constitution Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman presented a detailed plan for implementing the judicial reform in the next Knesset term, including splitting the Attorney General's role, appointing advisors in trust positions, an override clause, and control over the appointment of ten Supreme Court justices. Smotrich called the Supreme Court president "a violent man" and Rothman said "the judges should sit in their place."

Religious Zionism chairman Bezalel Smotrich and Constitution Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman presented today (Tuesday) a detailed plan for implementing the judicial reform in the next Knesset term. The plan, presented after previous laws were blocked by the Supreme Court, focuses on control over appointments and completing the override clause legislation. At the center of the plan is splitting the Attorney General's role into a trust-based advisor alongside an independent general prosecutor, and turning legal advisors in government ministries into trust positions of the ministers. In the Supreme Court arena, public hearings for candidates and secret ballot election of the president are proposed. The plan emphasizes that in the upcoming term, ten Supreme Court justices are expected to be appointed. Smotrich said that "Yitzhak Amit is a violent man" and that in the next term "we will appoint a legal advisor and a prosecutor to our liking." Rothman added that "the legal system says they are under attack? They should sit in their place." The plan also includes lowering the electoral threshold, expanded surplus agreements, a semi-open ballot, and postponing criminal proceedings against prime ministers and ministers until after their term.