Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsThe government said the law is meant to increase ideological diversity among judges. Supreme Court President Isaac Amit warned that if it remains in force, 'in 15 years we'll have politicized judges and, regrettably, our judicial DNA is liable to change'Share 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 formatSubscribeChen Maanit03:36 AM • June 22 2026 IDTEleven High Court justices heard petitions on Sunday against a law that changed the Judicial Appointments Committee's composition, and most of the justices lambasted it.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel High CourtIsraeli judiciary Judicial coupCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranTrumpNetanyahuEbola in IsraelAndy BurnhamYaacov Agam HaQuizHaaretz Podcast'Feelings of Horror:' High Court Slams Law Tying Judge Appointments to IdeologyKnesset Speaker Ohana Wants a Constitutional CrisisEisenkot Is the Leader We DeserveA Strong Leader for a Weakened IsraelYour Occupation Is Nothing SpecialRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli Ingratitude'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell Trump