Overview

• Law makes it harder to remove sitting Israeli prime minister, seen as shielding Netanyahu from corruption charges
• Hearing focuses on delaying law's implementation until after next election to avoid benefiting Netanyahu personally
• Government argues against court's authority to set implementation date for "quasi-constitutional" law
• Opponents say law limits judicial oversight of executive branch, weakens checks and balances
• Critics argue law protects Netanyahu from removal due to corruption trial, ignores potential conflicts of interest