[JumpCrisscross]

> Now the SC has to actually show which of the basic laws the proposed law contradicts

There is no transition period. I agree that the clause is too subjective. But there is a lot of law resting on it, law regarding matters like corruption and the rights of minorities that are about to be swept away by this unilateral change. That's de-stabilising in a self-reinforcing way.

[londgine]

How else could it have been done? If the knesset passed a law saying that in 1 year the reasonability clause would be removed, would you be perfectly okay with that?

[JumpCrisscross]

> How else could it have been done?

For one, with something resembling consensus.

> If the knesset passed a law saying that in 1 year the reasonability clause would be removed, would you be perfectly okay with that?

You'd look at the rulings the Court has made on the basis of reasonability that deserve codification.

What the Knesset is doing now is a constitutional overhaul. Unfortunately, Israel lacks a written constitution, so the mechanism for amendment is unclear. That said, if you consider this as a razor-thin majority making major constitutional changes, the instability and de-legitimisation that causes makes sense. (Constitutional systems require supermajorities for amendments for a reason.)