Posts tagged #Democracy.
The Supreme Court today held an extraordinary hearing with nine judges to consider petitions demanding National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's removal from office. The live-streamed session excluded public attendance and featured heated confrontations, marking a new phase in judicial intervention over elected government decisions.
The Supreme Court approved a protest of hundreds at Habima Square despite Home Front Command guidelines. During the event, a 50-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest in a shelter. Police arrested 16 protesters. The real question: who decided to authorize a mass gathering while the front is active?
The Knesset approved the death penalty for terrorists today. Beyond the legislative achievement, this is a symbolic moment: proof that an elected government can advance the agenda it was elected to implement, even against stubborn institutional resistance.
In a candid interview on i24NEWS, protest activist Tomer Avital admitted the opposition failed to bring down the government after October 7. The admission reveals what the right has said all along: the protest was never about democracy — it was about power.
With State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman's term ending in July, Netanyahu faces pressure to appoint establishment favorite retired judge Elron while preferring candidates who won't bow to deep state interests.
The Knesset's approval of expanded rabbinical court jurisdiction triggered predictable hysteria from Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, who branded it 'theocracy.' This reaction exposes the secular establishment's double standard on institutional legitimacy.
The rejection of experienced right-wing lawyers from the election committee legal advisor position demonstrates how Israel's judicial establishment maintains ideological control through supposedly neutral appointments.
A dangerous distortion has taken shape in Israel: one camp is allowed to win elections, but the moment it tries to turn that victory into policy, a permanent system of restraint, suspicion, and delegitimization kicks in. Governance has been turned from a basic democratic principle into a dirty word.
