2023 Israeli judicial reform protests

From January to October 2023, large-scale protests took place across Israel in response to the government's push for a wide-ranging judicial reform. The proposed package aimed to change the makeup of the Judicial Selection Committee so that control over the appointment of judges was effectively given to the government, prevent the Supreme Court of Israel from ruling on the validity of a Basic Law, defend the preference of the "considered constitutional" Basic Laws passed by the Knesset over the Supreme Court's interpretation of a Basic Law or nullification of a regular law; abolish the use of "unreasonableness" as grounds for review of administrative decisions, reclassify ministry legal advisers from independent authorities to politically selected counsel whose opinions are not binding, and allow ministers to reject the Attorney-General's advice in any matter. In July 2023, the Knesset passed the law to abolish the Supreme Court's ability to review government actions on grounds of reasonableness.

The reform was promoted by Justice Minister Yariv Levin with the backing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the leaders of the other parties in the governing coalition, but was opposed by opposition parties as well as a large segment of the Israeli public. The protests took place in cities across the country from 7 January until 7 October, when the Israel–Hamas war began; sporadic demonstrations continued until 12 October, when the formation of a war cabinet paused all judicial reform efforts. They were faced with questions on how much, if at all, they should focus on Palestinian rights. Recent statements by Israeli figures increasingly linked the aim of the reform to the expansion of Israeli settlements and further annexation of Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories.