What are the judicial reforms currently being proposed?
At the core of the legislation are proposals aimed at ending or limiting the ability of the Supreme Court to overrule decisions made by the parliament.
Perhaps the most contentious measure is to allow a majority in the Knesset – 61 lawmakers out of 120 – the power to reinstate laws annulled by the Supreme Court.
This means that even legislation found to violate Israel's Basic Laws - the closest thing the country has to a constitution - could still be passed.
Another controversial element of the legislation is a proposed change to the makeup of the panel that selects judges for Israeli courts.
At present, the Judicial Selection Committee is comprised of nine members, and the appointment of a judge to the courts - apart from the Supreme Court - requires a simple majority of the committee members present, providing no less than seven members participate in the vote. An appointment to the Supreme Court requires the support of seven out of the nine committee members.
The nine members at present include the supreme court president, two other supreme court justices selected by the justices of the Supreme Court, the justice minister, another cabinet minister; two members of the Knesset chosen by the Knesset, and two members of the Israel Bar Association.
As a result, the government originally proposed changes so that the panel would include three cabinet ministers, two coalition lawmakers, and two public figures chosen by the government, meaning a 7-4 vote majority for pro-government members.
However, following pressure from the US, changes were made to the bill that now envisages the panel being made up of three cabinet ministers, three coalition lawmakers, three judges, and two opposition lawmakers, giving it a 6-5 vote majority instead.