Sa’ar: Judicial proposal designed to overcome veto on Levin’s hardline Supreme Court picks

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Justice Minister Yariv Levin proposed legislation to change composition of Judicial Selection Committee .

Critics of the new proposal have alleged it would politicize the judiciary by giving politicians excessive power over appointments process.

Legislation would also constrain the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review over judicial review.

Justice Minister Levin has sought to have Raphael Bitton , a senior lecturer at Sapir College School of Law , or Aviad Bakshi , head of the legal department at the conservative Kohelet Policy Forum , elected to the Supreme Court .

The justices on the committee have strongly objected to their nominations, reportedly on the grounds that the two academics are unqualified for the post.

Levin argued that removing the requirement that at least one Supreme Court judge vote in favor of an appointment to the court was necessary.

Former Chief Justice Hayut slams Levin 's proposal to remove Israel Bar Association representatives from the Judicial Selection Committee .

She says the move would politicize the judicial selection process and create a “politically slanted legal system” Former chief justice says the proposal is a sleight of hand’ and is a political sleight’ of hand.