Incoming MK Amichay Eliyahu says the party will 'restore democracy' that has been 'seized by a small group of people' in the judicial system

US correspondent Jacob Magid on chances of Jordan joining the Negev Forum; legal reporter Jeremy Sharon on how two right-wing camps have starkly different ideas of judicial reform

Religious Zionism's Rothman tells ToI unelected judges should not be able to overrule majority, while Justice Minister Sa'ar worries total government control will destroy judiciary

Like the past four rounds, Nov. 1 is largely a referendum on Netanyahu -- but with a new element, the rise of a far-right party bent on remaking Israel's governance and orientation

Former Jerusalem mayor calls for top posts to be 'positions of trust,' doing away with unaffiliated senior civil servants and replacing them with political appointees

PM tells Israel Bar Association conference he supports changes that will improve institutions, but not as a pretext to 'dismantle and destroy' the system

MKs Yariv Levin, Amir Ohana and David Amsalem - long heavily critical of the Supreme Court's power - placed in the top five in the party's primary

Bill would put appointment of justices in top court under government and Knesset control; unlikely to pass this Knesset; seen as an advertisement for return of right-wing coalition

Shas, United Torah Judaism and Yisrael Beytenu come out against controversial legislation that would let lawmakers override judicial rulings that strike down Knesset laws

Likud's Osnat Mark beats Yamina's Ayelet Shaked for judge-appointing committee, setting up High Court fight that could deny the right a veto in choosing the next six justices