Knesset advances bills weakening Attorney General, pushing overhaul of judiciary and civil services
The bill transfers the legal advisers' subordination to the ministries' director generals, appointed by the ministers. The MKs also passed in a preliminary vote a bill to appoint the civil service commissioner in a non-competitive process, against a High Court ruling
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The bill transfers the legal advisers' subordination to the ministries' director generals, appointed by the ministers. The MKs also passed in a preliminary vote a bill to appoint the civil service commissioner in a non-competitive process, against a High Court ruling
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10:46 PM • January 07 2026 IST
The Knesset on Wednesday advanced two bills in a preliminary reading aimed at advancing the government's judicial overhaul, as part of efforts to transfer judicial authority to the increasingly unlimited power of the ruling coalition.
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