Israel paralyzes. Following the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament approved the law that would allow it in the first reading. limit privileges under the control of Supreme Court Upon the government’s decisions, the society returned to the streets. “breakdown day”. Thousands of people blocked the country’s main highways as they tried to reach Tel Aviv airport, the Knesset and the US embassy in Israel, both in Jerusalem. The police are trying to suppress the demonstrations using violence and weapons. water balls to disperse its officials. About sixty people were arrested in a day of mass mobilizations this Tuesday.
The protests took place the morning after the controversial bill was initially approved by the Israeli legislature. The group is headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. far-right and conservative coalition reinitiated legal reform aimed at radically restricting independence, and powers of the judiciary. During the last few months, a large segment of Israeli society has widespread opposition To this revision, which they think puts Israeli democracy and its system of checks and balances at risk.
This Monday night, Netanyahu scored the first goal, advancing the law. cancels the “reasonableness” criterion used by courts that allow them to view certain cabinet decisions as “irrational”. Now the new amendment says: “No matter who has legal jurisdiction, including the Supreme Court, will not judge or give orders Against the government, the prime minister, the cabinet minister, or any other elected official determined by law, according to the reasonableness of their decisions”. That is, members of the Executive, white card If this legislative project becomes law, in all its decisions.
“We are determined to destroy Israel”
Aware of the ultra-conservative majority in the Knesset, Israelis were at the door of the building to protest early in the morning. This was the first parliamentary approval of a judicial reform bill since then. Netanyahu suspends legislative package at the end of March by the power of demonstrations. Therefore, this unprecedented civic movement seeks to have the same effect. This Tuesday 300 cybernetic volume backups The Army Command signed a letter notifying it. they wouldn’t offer as volunteers for service, because the government showed “its determination to destroy the State of Israel”.
“With delicate cybernetic abilities potential to be used for evil It should not be delivered anywhere. guilty government undermines the foundations of democracy,” they condemned. Israeli police reported that around 58 people were arrested during the day on Tuesday. Images circulating on social networks show the use of pressurized water and pressurized water. excessive force used by police officers to disperse protesters. Last week, the Tel Aviv police chief, Ami Eshedannounced that he would resign. political pressureSince the Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvirwants me to implement a stronger response to the protest movement and refuses to do so. “I pay an intolerably high personal price for my decision to avoid civil war,” Eshed admitted.
The leader of the country’s main union, facing police brutality, Arnon Bar-David, broke his silence and asked Netanyahu “Stop this chaos”. Critics of judicial reform say the law, which is about to be passed, invites corruption and abuse of power. Instead, its advocates argue it would facilitate effective government by stopping court intervention. “This is not the end of democracy, it strengthens it,” Netanyahu said in a video statement released as the Knesset debated the bill. But no one on the street trusts Bibi.