Israel prepares for vote related to controversial judicial reform plan

Knesset to elect two members to judges selection committee, with hardliners in ruling coalition pushing to pick both members

Israeli politics is once again reaching a fever pitch before a crucial vote related to the government's controversial proposals to overhaul the judiciary.

The Knesset will convene on Wednesday to elect two representatives to Israel's judicial selection committee - the composition of which is at the heart of the now six-month-old battle over the future of Israeli democracy.