Speaking to EUROPE on Tuesday 25 July, a spokesman for the European External Action Service (EEAS) underlined the EU’s concerns about the vote on judicial reform in the Israeli Knesset the previous day.
One provision aims to remove the possibility for the judiciary to rule on the ‘reasonableness’ of government decisions. Coalition MPs voted in favour of the text, while the opposition boycotted the vote.
“The EU is concerned that this law would limit the Supreme Court’s ability to...