Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "Why Israelis are protesting government's push to weaken Supreme Court" video.

  1. And the people want reform. Only the privileged, who've enjoyed the cronyism, are against reform.
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  2. What Americans don't know, is reform is needed to return to balance, to restore democracy, and to achieve equality. The objection to needed court reform is due to the fact the Ashkenazi, well connected left does not want to lose their unfair advantages over darker skinned and religious Jews. All the protests are based upon bigotry, and the attitude that democracy, that gives Mitzrachi and religious Jews an equal voice is wrong. If you agree with these protestors, you also must have supported the parents marching against school integration. Just like the Jan. 6 insurrectionists, the protestors hate democracy when it doesn't go their way. Just leave out the part that Israel's judges are appointed by other judges, and neither the people or the Knesset has any say in the matter. And since they only appoint their friends and family, if you're born to the wrong family (ie. dark skinned or religious) you'll never be a judge. Omit the fact that nowhere, in Israeli law, are the courts given the power to overturn anything, they just took it, when darker skinned Jews started electing Likud. Leave out the part that the courts overturn any law they want, not because it is unconstitutional, but because they don't like it. Leave out the fact, other countries without constitutions, don't allow judges to overturn any law. Leave out the fact the courts have even overturned Basic Law, despite it being the closest thing to a constitution Israel has. Omit the fact most businesses have to add a clause, stating any arbitration will take place in foreign courts, because they don't trust Israeli courts.
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  3. So you hate democracy and justice? Because that is what the reform will return.
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  4.  @zwcdamien  No, the comparison is apt. Both Denmark and Israel have PMs. The Israeli president is not elected by the people, but chosen by the Knesset, to be a figurehead. He is supposed to stay out of politics. Neither Israel or Denmark have a constitution, and when Israel began, the courts weren't allowed to overturn laws. They illegally grabbed that power for themselves, and it needs to be clawed back.
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  5. Weird how arabs live, work, vote and serve in the Israeli government, yet no Jew is allowed to live in the parts of their homeland, controlled by arabs.
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  6. The people voted for court reform. That is the primary reason they elected this government.
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  7. לא, זה לא באמת.
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  8. A justice system is necessary. But, what Israel has now is an injustice system. Reform is needed, so that the people have some say. Right now, the autocratic, self appointing courts, act like tyrants.
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  9. No, this is what happens when the chief justice is a despot.
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  10. As it stands now. May businesses are afraid to invest in Israel, as the courts have been known to capriciously change the law. That is why most Israeli businesses have a clause, in any contract, that any dispute will be settled in European or American courts. Court reform will only help to stabilize the current shaky situation. But, if court reform is passed, those who've always enjoyed privilege, like this man, will have to contend with a bit more equality, and a more just system. The whole reform vs. status quo question is about allowing the privileged to continue to have an unfair advantage, over their darker skinned brothers. We may all be one people, but some are more equal than others.
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  11. Palestine is just the invaders name for Israel. And only a racist would use that terminology for Eretz Yisreal.
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  12. So you hate democracy, and think the Israeli people don't have the right to elect their own leaders? What an autocrat you are!
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  13. Yes, how terrible it is that Israel continues to share her land with the genocidal invaders. If you really want to see apartheid, look at any arab controlled land or area.
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  14. Not the government. They were chosen by the people. But all the judges, justices and prosecutors, who were chosen by a committee of other judges and lawyers, need to be tossed out. They are all corrupt, and care not for justice, just dominance over the rest of the country.
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  15.  @sebastianwrites  Because of the self appointing, autocratic courts, Israel has already lost a lot of her democracy. Reform is needed to restore it.
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  16. He was elected. Don't you know that the prosecution, against him, was brought illegally, and based upon fabricated evidence, and testimony derived from torture, and blackmail using illegal surveillance. Even the judge, overseeing this case, has said all the evidence is fruit of the poisonous tree. Yet, because all Israeli judges are partisan, didn't toss the case out, as it would have been in a just country.
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  17. זה לא יקרה, אבל זה צריך לקרות.
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  18. Free both banks of the Jordan from arab occupation.
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  19. The Israeli court is worse.
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  20. Thank you for the truth. But, nobody will read the wise words you've written.
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  21. If you want apartheid, look to any arab state.
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  22. The only money Israel gets from the US, is the result of a peace treaty the US brokered, between Israel and Egypt, and Egypt gets the same. And Israelis pay for their own healthcare, with wage deductions. And its pretty bad. Nor is Israeli education cheap or free. If you serve in a combat position, you get a small educational stipend, that is a lot less generous than our GI BIll.
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  23. No, what is really happening is, the courts have stolen the power, to make or overturn any law they want. The people have no say in who is on the courts, as judge appoint other judges. There is no way to recall bad judges. The power grab is coming from the autocratic courts, not the PM.
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