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You can discuss how the judges are replaced, but according to the WaPo the reform abolishes all checks and balances:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/14/israel-judic...

"On the table are several bills amending Israel’s “basic laws” — legally equivalent to constitutional amendments — which would grant Knesset lawmakers control over judicial appointments, eliminate judicial review of legislation and allow parliament to vote down Supreme Court decisions."

The last part means that the 51% always get their way, which a supreme court is supposed to prevent.


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