The families of the abducted soldiers will meet with Netanyahu: "They asked us to keep quiet, they scared us"/Abducted Headquarters
More than 50 senior figures in the business world, in academia, in high-tech and veterans of the defense establishment are making a strong call for Prime Minister Netanyahu to be taken into custody immediately due to his conflict of interest and personal interest in the continuation of the war.
The senior officials signed a call to the ombudsman to immediately remove Netanyahu to custody in accordance with the basic law: the government, and called on the court to rule on the matter without delay: "a matter of life and death"
according to the call, "we, the undersigned, express no confidence in the competence and ability of the prime minister , Benjamin Netanyahu, to lead Israel in the weighty decisions surrounding the continuation of the war and towards the day after it. This, in view of Netanyahu being immersed up to his neck in conflicts of interest between his duty to act for the good of the country and his personal interest in the continuation of the war in order to postpone his criminal trial and escape the threat of judgment.
"The citizens of Israel, who have been living in a bloody reality for nearly half a year, are entitled to be sure that the decisions regarding the transaction at hand and regarding the war are made solely based on considerations that are in the interest of the state and without fear of the involvement of personal considerations. We do not take one position or another on the various issues, what is important to us is the decision-making process".
The document details how "on at least two occasions recently, Netanyahu has asked the court to slow down and suspend the conduct of his trial, while using the war as a justification for his requests. The war is also expected to inevitably lead to the postponement of Netanyahu's cross-examination from the witness stand, which was planned for the coming months. This conduct shows that Netanyahu does not cease to juggle between his public role, as the head of the government and the head of the war cabinet, and the advancement of his personal interest in delaying, postponing and messing up the criminal trial in which he is on trial for bribery, fraud and breach of trust."
Netanyahu. "He never ceases to juggle between his public role and the promotion of his personal interest"/image processing, photo: Nimrod Klikman
It is also written that "we are facing a fateful crossroads in the conduct of the war and in securing the future and resilience of the State of Israel after October 7. At this critical moment, the public - and we are among them - does not trust the head of a government that is in such sharp conflicts of interest, and who has proven that he prefers more than one his personal interest in delaying the trial over the interest of the state. A conflict of interest settlement, of the type that currently limits Netanyahu's involvement in the judicial system and law enforcement, is not an applicable solution in the current situation, since it is clear that it is not possible to prevent or limit his involvement as prime minister in the day-to-day and ongoing management of a multi-arena campaign, and when he heads the war cabinet and makes fateful decisions about human life, including the lives of soldiers, civilians, abductees and abductees, and the future of the State of Israel.
"The public's trust in the captain is critical so that the entire Israeli public knows that the considerations regarding the deal The abductees and the enormous sacrifice required in war are essential - and there is no fear that there is any weight to the personal interests of a criminal defendant, who is taking advantage of the situation to delay his trial
." Netanyahu to make way for a leader or leaders who will enjoy the public's trust in the cleanliness of their hands, the purity of their morals and the fact that they are free from conflicts of interest. As long as Netanyahu does not do so of his own accord within a few days, we expect the Legal Advisor to the Government to disqualify his term of office due to the conflict of interest or to order Netanyahu's custodians from continuing to fulfill the position of Prime Minister until the end of the conflict of interest situation in accordance with the Basic Law: The Government. If this is brought to the attention of the Supreme Court, we expect the court to rule on the matter without any unnecessary delays because it is a matter of life and death."
Among the signatories of the letter can be found the high-tech entrepreneurs Dov Moran, Yanki Margalit, Yehuda and Dita Bronitsky, recipients of the Israel Prize for Industry Former Lt. Gen. Dan Halutz, Col. Nimrod Shafer, Col. Guy Tzur, Brigadier General Giora Inbar, Brigadier General Ron Katari, Brigadier General Ofer Lapidot, Brigadier General Haim Gofan, Acting Col. Yossi Langotsky and retired chief of staff Alik Ron; Israel Prize laureate and president of the Academy of Sciences Prof. David Harel, and professors Rivka Karmi and Frances Redai.
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