It is difficult to find the words that will adequately reflect the seriousness of the remarks made by Spokesman Mandelblit in closed talks, published last week. Netanyahu thought of appointing judges, legal advisers and a commissioner, according to his will and the will of his government (as the law allows) - which could have harmed the DNA of the Jewish people.
Criticism of the spokesman's remarks did not say the main thing: the coup did not take place because of Netanyahu's chastity or classic issues of right and left, but because the former prime minister wanted to apply the rules of the democratic game to all Israeli authorities.
And see what an irony: it was Netanyahu, who was accused by politicians and media people "from the right" that he did not do enough in matters of legal governance - he was the one who wanted to do it, and was fired.
Contrary to the statement "you have been in power for 40 years", a total of four right-wing governments have served since the 1977 coup, two in the days of Begin and two in the days of Netanyahu (and yes, after the stinking exercise in 1990 Shamir served as a short right-wing prime minister).
Although the Begin governments were the symbol of the sociological revolution, most of their work was political and economic.
On the contrary, Begin deliberately avoided changes in the bureaucratic system, and in particular in the legal system.
The Netanyahu government in 1996 dealt mainly with the aftermath of the Oslo disaster, and in 2015, without a doubt, it was the most right-wing government in history.
Among its political-security achievements are the Nationality Law;
American recognition of the Golan Heights and relocation of the embassy to Jerusalem;
A bitter war over the nuclear deal, the withdrawal of the United States from it and the return of sanctions; the reversal of the "peace" paradigm in the Middle East and the return of the sovereignty discourse, and more.
However, on the issue of legal governance, again, there has been no change.
Kahlon's ten seats that were vetoed were central to the story, as was Justice Minister Shaked's opposition to many moves.
But this week it became clear that when that right-wing government was elected, and when Netanyahu intended to make changes in the law and justice system (according to the will of the electorate, and democratically), at that very moment his political fate was decided.
To intensify the irony, those who came to power and join hands with the system to finally bury any promised governance change, are precisely the ones who attacked Netanyahu for not doing enough in this arena.
Splitting the role of the ombudsman, changing the method of electing judges, appointing a clear conservative panel to the Supreme Court - all of these will no longer happen.
They also lead anti-democratic moves, such as the ratification of laws by the High Court, or worse, legislation that would allow the removal of prime ministers without trial, to prevent any right-wing prime minister from ever trying to bring about similar change. Within territorial boundaries and even in economic-liberal policies, but his desire for a real governmental revolution is for them a danger - for which, the "knights" of democracy are willing to sacrifice it as well.
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