Constitution Committee chair Simcha Rothman schedules string of hearings for controversial shakeup before it moves to plenum for last readings; opposition MK calls to up protests

Plan will give politicians the power to appoint judges, block courts from reviewing almost all legislation and ministerial appointments; coalition wants to complete within a month

Opposition MKs boycott the final Constitution Committee vote at Knesset in protest at conduct of panel; Yisrael Beytenu MKs denounce legislation as a 'regime putsch'

The coalition argues that Israel's judges should reflect the will of the elected majority; critics counter that the courts must serve as a check on executive power, not a mirror

Simcha Rothman tells Knesset legal adviser that curbing judges takes priority, saying many rights don't have special majority clause needed for court intervention under proposal

Plenum votes on override clause, reinstating Deri pushed to later date amid Herzog mediation efforts; Levin, Rothman say delayed bills were privately filed, no delay in legislation

Despite Herzog's fervent attempts to pause legislation aimed at remaking judicial system, coalition moving ahead with law to stop High Court striking down cabinet postings

Gur Bligh, who advises Constitution Committee, raises numerous concerns over limitations on judicial review in government's radical legal reform package

Ministerial Committee for Legislation backs proposal that would shackle court's ability to overrule ministerial postings, day after attorney general's office came out against move

Gali Baharav-Miara's deputies warn bill aimed at bypassing top court's disqualification of Shas chief 'constitutes another attempt... to remove constitutional safeguards'