Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition passed a law limiting the Supreme Court’s power, a majority-rule vote that exacerbates deep internal doubts about the health of the Jewish state’s democratic system.
“He's taken a gamble,” Foundation for Defense of Democracies Senior Vice President Jonathan Schanzer told the Washington Examiner."He's betting that this will not ultimately have far-reaching effects on Israeli society and Israeli security. And it's a black box. There’s no way anyone knows.
The push to pass the law sparked a renewal of the intense protests that have flared over the last several months. Israeli union officials are discussing a proposal to go on strike “until a complete shutdown is achieved” in order to force the government to back down. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid panned that address as “another lie” by a prime minister who doesn’t dare to defy the far-right members of his slim coalition who have spearheaded the initiative to curtail the judiciary’s powers.
“If I were to vote against the law, I would have to resign,” Gallant reportedly told Israeli journalists. “If I had left, it wouldn’t have changed anything. It’s best that I stay at the wheel at such a time.” Other protest leaders compared Netanyahu to Russian President Vladimir Putin. And he may face still more intense opposition in the form of a political break with the Israeli intelligence community.
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