By a decision of eight votes to seven, the Supreme Court decided that the government's modification to the so-called reasonableness law should be rejected.
Opponents of the Israeli government’s judicial overhaul initiative began blocking highways and interchanges across the country on Tuesday after the Knesset overnight voted to advance key legislation.
Thousands rally against the judicial overhaul on Saturday evening, the day after leading rating agency Moody's downgraded Israel's economic outlook from positive to stable, citing the "deterioration of Israel's governance" amid the coalition's highly contentious bid to dramatically weaken
Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to back down on controversial plans to overhaul the country's judiciary on Monday, amid unprecedented nationwide strikes including a shutdown of the international airport, CNN reported.