On 1 January 2024, the Israeli Supreme Court in its longest-ever judgment struck down a highly controversial law passed by Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in its attempts to limit the judicial branch. Bar-Ilan University Professor Ori Aronson comments on the main issues of the case, explains the role in this decision of the October 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, and elaborates on whether the government and the right-wing coalition in the Knesset will respect it.

Timeline:

0:18 – Three main questions in the case

5:31 – The Court’s reasoning

14:06 – What role has the Hamas attack played in the case?

20:09 – Will the government respect the Supreme Court’s Decision?