Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsKnesset committees debate splitting attorney general role, death penalty for terrorists bill and a political October 7 inquiry as opposition accuses the coalition headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of exploiting wartime limits on public oversightShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa ShpigelMarch 15, 2026Key committees in the Knesset will convene this week in a bid to advance several key pieces of the coalition's judicial overhaul legislation – part of a broader effort to transfer judicial authority to the increasingly unlimited power of the ruling coalition. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:KnessetIsraeli politicsIsraeli judiciary Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrump-IranIsrael ElectionsJerusalem DayGaza FlotillaEurovisionIsrael-NYTHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. Suspends Sanctions Against UN Investigator Francesca AlbaneseLebanon: U.S.-backed Security Track With Israel Established During Friday Talks'Fantasies of a Young Arab Lover': The Secret Gay Scene of Mandatory PalestineCould Brain-drain Leave Israel Brain-dead?Why Asking 'Are You a Zionist?' Is No Longer RelevantRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Hasidic Jews Behind Florida's Giant Golden Trump StatueStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityIt Wasn't Just Revenge That Israel Was After in GazaIsraeli Artists Slam Venice Biennale Participation: 'Again, Israel as a Victim'Trump Collides With Reality in Latest Iran StandoffIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked