2026-09-15 17:47 UTC
Curbing High Court petitions and expanding political appointments: Smotrich's judicial coup plan
Lead
'We will appoint an attorney general to our liking, and a state prosecutor to our liking,' Smotrich said, as he unveiled his party's plans for a revamped judicial coup
Political framing
Left framing · L 0.85 · R 0.08 · N 0.08
Judicial reform in Israel
The text criticizes judicial reform proposals from right-wing minister Bezalel Smotrich using critical framing ('judicial coup'). Under Rule 7, criticizing a member of the RIGHT-WING government using LEFT-WING framing results in a LEFT-WING classification. | The text uses the critical term 'judicial coup' to describe a policy proposed by right-wing politician Bezalel Smotrich, expressing a LEFT-WING opposition perspective (Rule 5).