Posted on 07/10/23
| News Source: Arutz-7
The Knesset on Monday night approved the first reading of the law to reduce the reasonableness cause.
The law was approved by a majority of 64 to 56.
All members of the coalition voted in favor of the law, while all members of the opposition voted against it. After the vote, the coalition members applauded, while the opposition members shouted: "Shame."
The "Reasonableness Standard Bill" is an amendment to the Basic Law: The Judiciary, that would block Israel's courts from applying what is known as the "reasonableness standard" to decisions made by elected officials.
The reasonableness standard allows for judicial review against government decisions that are deemed beyond the scope of what a responsible and reasonable authority would undertake.
Minister Ofir Sofer welcomed the approval of the law and said, "Tonight, we passed an important amendment to the cause of reasonableness in the first reading. An amendment that will allow the government ministers to implement the policy for which we were elected. I congratulate Minister Yariv Levin and the chairman of the Constitution Committee, Simcha Rothman, and call on the members of the opposition to behave responsibly and heed the call of the Minister of Justice to negotiate for the benefit of the State of Israel."