Judicial Reform
“The voices of division have recently been raising their heads again,” Israeli Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar said.
As tensions flare surrounding a possible revival of the government’s judicial reform push, very negative potentialities are becoming acute possibilities.
The national security minister spoke after Justice Minister Yariv Levin laid out a lengthy procedure to be followed for the dismissal.
Former State Attorney Moshe Lador is a vocal opponent of Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s program to reform the judiciary.
While Jerusalem froze the reform plan, the court continues “its takeover of powers from the Knesset and government,” the justice minister charged.
Sgt. Maj. (res.) Eyal Naveh co-founded the Brothers in Arms group that spearheaded the refusal of military service to protest judicial reform.
MK Almog Cohen slammed the group for encouraging active refusal of military service and accused it of endangering the lives of law enforcement officers.
Some Israelis have adopted “the playbook of the anti-Israel and pro-Hamas movement,” the lawmaker said after activists shut down his speech at UC Berkeley.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin expressed displeasure with the court for its “seizure” of his authority.
Sheffi Paz received 45 days in prison for a graffiti that read: “German money kills Jews.”
The justice minister said he wouldn’t work with a Supreme Court president appointed “illegally” and “illegitimate” to a vast section of the Israeli public.
“There have been a lot of clashes recently between the attorney general and the government.”
