Ignore President Biden, Here's What Is Really Happening in Israel: The reforms Netanyahu supports are far better aligned with the norms of a functioning “democracy” than the ones in place

PJ Media ^ | 07/28/2023 | David Harsanyi

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President Joe Biden has reportedly asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop pushing through a “divisive” judicial overhaul bill amid protests.

This is the same Biden, incidentally, who crammed through a massive, highly “divisive,” generational spending bill with zero votes from the opposition; the same guy who regularly rules by unconstitutional executive diktats; and the same guy who has done more to delegitimize the Supreme Court than any president in modern history.

In any event, the president is concerned. As is The New York Times, which reports, “The Israeli Parliament passed a deeply contentious law limiting the Supreme Court’s ability to overturn decisions made by government ministers.” What the Times means is that there is a new law limiting the judiciary’s ability to unilaterally declare legislation “unconstitutional” without using any legal justification whatsoever.

Because, as it stands, Israel has a strong anti-democratic system overseen by a high court that is probably the most powerful judiciary in the free world. Netanyahu’s judicial reforms — only a small piece has passed — would bring Israel back all the way to 1995, when “judiciary revolution” imbued the court with supreme power over legislation. The alleged authoritarian “backsliding” by Israel’s “far-right” government would likely create a far more “democratic” system.

The judiciary primacy might work if the Israeli court’s decisions were grounded in some kind of statutory authority, traditional legal framework, or even existing regulation and law. But there is no Israeli constitution. The court’s decisions are often arbitrary, politically expedient, constantly evolving and sometimes contradictory. The court regularly blocks laws passed by center-right governments simply because judges claim policy is unreasonable.

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I believe God has an extremely HOT eternal home for the biden crime family

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What business is it of Biden’s anyway. He should solve our problems here and stay the hell out of “world” politics.

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--- "Ignore President Biden, Here's What Is Really Happening in Israel: The reforms Netanyahu supports are far better aligned with the norms of a functioning “democracy” than the ones in place"

But that is the point.

The Western corrupt Left requires a poorly-functioning "democracy through which to further their goals. God forbid us "rubes" gather together to effectively oppose them!

When the WaPo sloganizes "democracy dies in darkness," they don;t complete the corrupt Western Left's effort to gin up the darkness,

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Liberal left Deep State have always wanted a government in Israel that they can manipulate. Right leaning governments are harder to control. Thus, they wanted to overthrow Israel and establish a Pro-Palestinian Government that they can bribe. Been that way all over the world; why not Israel? Just like South America and the Far East.

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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discusses judicial reform, central bank independence and ties with Saudi Arabia. Speaking to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua in Jerusalem he also discusses AI, why investors should bet on Israel, and the outlook for the UN General Assembly in September.

['Civ notes:] The interviewer is a c-word spewing DNC talking points.

Israel's Netanyahu on Judicial Reform, Saudi Arabia, AI: Full Interview | 19:10
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