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far right Israeli mins seek to curb Supreme Court power

AFP

Key Israeli Ministers have announced plans to limit the power of the Supreme Court, accusing it of hindering the work of the rightwing Government. The plan by Justice and Education Ministers Ayelet Shaked and Naftali Bennett respectively, from the far right Jewish Home party, would give the Israeli parliament the right to effectively overrule in cases where the Supreme Court declares a bill unconstitutional. The plan follows the Supreme Court striking down as unconstitutional a number of proposed laws. In a statement Bennett, said the recent vetoes had forced him to act.