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Hearings so far were postponed. Foreign affairs and other officials fear the measure harms Israel's image. So do others reviewed in this article and bills now law.
The Courthouses Bill Amendment (Transparency in the Appointment of Supreme Court Justices and in the Appointment of the President and Vice-President of the Supreme Court)
The measure seeks to establish public hearings and making appointments dependent on the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee.
At issue is politicizing appointments, violating separation of powers, and further weakening checks and balances. The bill was tabled. No further action was taken.
Return of the Wisconsin Program
The bill aims to give far-reaching powers to corporations at the expense of workers. They include authority to deny them income support benefits that provide social safety net protection for families with no other income source.
Privatizing this power will deprive hundreds of thousands of employees of their right to live in dignity, besides issues of liberty, property and privacy.
Passage also will violate Israel's Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty. It would expand the program nationwide as fixed policy. ACRI strongly opposed the original Wisconsin Plan. It promises strong opposition to this one. It's being debated in the Knesset's Labor, Welfare and Health Committee.
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