Israel’s judicial reform timeline

Israel’s Supreme Court has struck down controversial legislation passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government that blocked the court's ability to overturn government decisions

    
Nov 2022: Netanyahu heads hard-right government after winning fifth election in four years

Jan 4, 2023: Announces plan to curtail power of Supreme Court

Jan 7: Around 20,000 attend protests in Tel Aviv over plan

Jan 12: Supreme Court president Esther Hayut (right) warns plan will undermine Israeli democracy

Jan 14-Feb 11: Up to 150,000 Israelis demonstrate each Saturday against plan – biggest protests in Israel’s history

Mar 5: Dozens of pilots in Israeli Air Force’s elite 69 Squadron refuse to attend training day in protest

Mar 11: 240,000 attend protests

Mar 24: Attorney-General accuses Netanyahu of breaking law by ignoring conflict of interest over his corruption trial and judicial reform plan

Mar 26: Mass protests (main picture) after Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over his opposition to plan

Mar 27: Netanyahu agrees to pause plan to allow compromise talks with opposition after strikes paralyse Israel
          
Jun 29: T alks falter – Netanyahu relaunches legislation

Jul 24: Knesset ratifies bill limiting Supreme Court’s powers to void government decisions it deems “unreasonable” by 64-to-0 vote

Sep 12: Supreme Court begins hearing on challenges to law

Oct 7: Overhaul put on hold following Hamas attacks

Jan 1, 2024: Supreme Court’s 15 justices vote 8-7 in favour of nullifying law
                      

Sources: Bloomberg, CNN, Reuters, Union of Jewish Students 
Pictures: Getty Images 
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