The center-left’s fears are reasonable, the right’s arguments authentic; both sides should get past the current shrill debate and restructure a broken system of checks and balances

Reform would also allow outside candidates, but is unlikely to receive support of justices; under current system, Hayut will be replaced by Amit in October

Former Supreme Court deputy president tells Times of Israel radical legal shakeup would leave Israel with just one branch of government - and potentially a 'democracy in name' only

State Department seems to imply Netanyahu government's recently announced plan could threaten country's 'thriving democracy'

National Unity party leader says Israel on path toward ‘civil war'; Netanyahu pans his comments as 'a call to sedition from within the Knesset’

Legislation to enact four components of coalition's legal reforms to be submitted to government by end of January, with passage of bills sought by end of Knesset winter session

Channel 12 says Levin seeks to expand Judicial Selection Committee to 11 members, with 7 coalition appointees; minister meets with chief justice, promises her voice will be heard

Legal reporter Jeremy Sharon delineates justice minister's newly unveiled judicial reforms; military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on how Hezbollah is keeping Hamas in check

PM says coalition is carrying out the will of the people, a day after former Supreme Court president attacked the planned reforms and thousands demonstrated in Tel Aviv

Former Supreme Court president calls planned judicial reforms 'poison pills' that would mark 'beginning of the end' for Israel. Levin: He 'doesn't understand essence of democracy'