Law, Power, and Justice

Tuesday 2 January 2024

Haaretz (1/2/24)

• Headline: “Israel’s top court deals Netanyahu and his band of thieves a decisive defeat.”
• The vote on the Israeli Supreme Court was 8 to 7, but even those in the minority failed to give the law a stamp of approval (kashrut).
• Headline: “The Supreme Court ruling proves that Israel’s democratic fortress has not fallen.”
• Headline: “Netanyahu’s coup hasn’t disappeared since Oct. 7, it hides behind a call for unity.”
• The importance of the ruling: “The judiciary is signaling to the reckless and aggressive legislature that if it persists in its campaign of destruction and attempts to undermine the foundations of democracy, such as freedom of expression, an independent judiciary or minority rights, it will face a stop sign.”
• The decision is “a stinging defeat for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and their fantasizing messianic collaborators, who, for a full year, turned an entire country upside down, weakened it, and caused its enemies to conclude that they had a rare opportunity.”