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THE US SHOULD SANCTION ISRAEL’S LAWLESS JUDICIARY – Ken’s Thought of the Week
By Threat Analyst Ken Abramowitz, author of “The Multifront War”
Editor: Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld, President, American Center for Democracy (ACD)
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President Trump recently complained that months after publicly asking Israel’s President, Issac Herzog, to pardon Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu, Herzog has yet to do so. In response, President Herzog stated that the Israeli government follows “the rule of law” and therefore he must wait for the court proceedings to conclude (which could take years) and render a verdict before any potential pardon can be considered.
However, this meritless case against the PM, which has already been lingering for years, has been used to denigrate and slander Netanyahu, with the hope of forcing his resignation and paving the way for a leftist opponent to emerge to challenge him in the subsequent elections.
In effect, the country’s judiciary – the prosecutors, the Attorney Generals, and the Supreme Court – are purposefully engaging in a hatchet job and illegal election interference.
How can the judiciary system in Israel be allowed to engage in deliberate character assassination and flagrant election interference? How can the judicial system waste at least 10 hours of the PM’s time each week over the past several years, forcing him to be in court discussing this fraudulent case, while he is busy leading Israel’s fighting in an existential war with Iran and its proxies? Why is this self-appointed, uncontrolled, and lawless judiciary allowed to imperil Israel’s national security?
Sadly, this rogue Israeli judicial system has failed Israel many times before. In the year before the October 7 attack, the judiciary was fighting against a modest judicial reform proposed by the Netanyahu government. Instead of pursuing a logical compromise, the judiciary and its accomplices in the bureaucracy and opposition parties fomented a near civil war, with daily contrived protests. These protests conveyed an impression of weakness and were monitored by Hamas leadership, encouraging their October 7, 2023, attack on Israel.
The current Israeli Supreme Court and members of the judiciary have damaged Israel’s national security in numerous ways. The courts have prevented Israel from asserting its national sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, and even in Arab towns within Israel. The court has also failed to curb the invasion of the Negev and northern Israel by the Arab populations.
Why does the judicial system, controlled by the Supreme Court, behave in ways that are so damaging to Israel? Unlike in America, the PM does not appoint Supreme Court justices, and the Knesset does not provide its advice and consent. Instead, the Supreme Court elects its new justices, with no substantive oversight from the elected officials, such as the Prime Minister and the Knesset. Although the Supreme Court justice nominating committee includes several Knesset members, the sitting Supreme Court justices have a veto over all future nominees.
It is important to note that the Israeli Supreme Court also systematically violates the Jewish laws of the Torah, as mentioned in the Biblical chapters of Yitro (Jethro) and Mishpatim (Ordinances):
1) Yitro, Moses’ father-in-law, advised that Moses, the undisputed leader (in effect, the PM), should alone choose judges.
2) Judges should be humble. Yet Israel’s current Supreme Court President has unilaterally appointed himself to that office.
3) Only the most important and most difficult cases, with standing, should be heard by the Supreme Court. However, the Court permits the filing of irrelevant, direct petitions that have no standing and have not been reviewed by the lower courts.
4) In Mishpatim, judges are told to ignore “false witnesses”. The case against PM Netanyahu is full of witnesses who have been proven to be false.
5) Judges are told not to join the “majority of evil”. Israeli Supreme Court justices often represent the views of the leftist parties and their false ideologies.
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Wryly, the US Constitution and Bill of Rights are generally loyal to the Hebrew Torah, while Israeli laws ignore them and the Bible. The Israeli Supreme Court has been a rogue institution since about 1995, when then-Supreme Court President Aharon Barak quietly elevated its status above elected officials and legislators. Israel’s society and economy have been paying the price ever since.
How can this anomaly be fixed?
The preferred approach is for the PM, the Knesset, and the Supreme Court to compromise. If the Supreme Court refuses, as it did in the past, the US should step in to defend Israel’s impartial judicial system and democracy. Possible American actions could be:
1) Sanction President Herzog until he pardons PM Netanyahu.
2) Sanction the Court-appointed rogue Attorney General (AG) until she resigns and is legally replaced by the PM-appointed AG and approved by the Kenneset (as in the United States).
3) Sanction all Supreme Court justices until they reach a judicial compromise with the PM and the Knesset.
Israel is America’s number one ally. Israel protects all Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Islamist jihadis in the area. Israel also protects all civilizations from the Iranian Death Cult and its proxies. Since a strong Israel helps defend US interests, America should now intervene directly in Israel’s internal affairs, as the Israeli system seems incapable of resolving these issues itself. This should be a one-time intervention that would help to strengthen Israel and its alliance with the US in protecting all Western Civilization.
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