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The Knesset elected MK Uri Ariel (National Union) to the Judicial Selection Committee this past Tuesday in a secret ballot by a vote of 59-58.The Legal Forum for the Land of Israel had endorsed MK Ariel and lobbied for his appointment to the Committee.
The nine member committeem which includes three Supreme Court judges is responsible for appointing judges, including the judges of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is potentially the most powerful body in the State of Israel because it has ruled that it has the strike laws of the Knesset.
The Legal Forum considers the election of MK Ariel an important step in reversing the leftward trend of Israel’s judiciary.
For more information see:
- Judicial Selection Committee Balances Out, Arutz Sheva, June 10, 2009 (article and video with Legal Forum attorney Yossi Fuchs).
- Vote on key c'tee seen as litmus test for PM, Jerusalem Post, June 7, 2009.
- Crucial Knesset Vote for High Court Selection Committee, Arutz Sheva, June 8, 2009
