This is the letter that has not been written, and that will still be written.
It must be written.
"Hello, MK Amsalem.
I go out of my way, with things that are not usually written or written by people in my workplace.
I wondered if I should continue to ignore the cry you made, and decided not to.
That you should listen to her and respond to her.
I could go the usual route and send the usual response letter, which is also the only one in the 'Criticism Comments' folder on my speakers' computer, and address the savage and unbridled attack on the rule of law, undermining the authority of law enforcement agencies and damaging and damaging democracy, and add That we, who are under the rule of law, will not be deterred or afraid of these foolish attempts and will stand firm for the defense of the Fortress of Justice and the Citadel of Justice, the spirit of her nose and the pulse of her life and the convulsion of her heart chambers ...
"But I decided not to. Enough. Enough already and that it does not exactly help. I mean, it helps a lot to strengthen the public position that supports me and the institution I head, but it really does not move anything about anyone who does not hold that position.
"So I wanted to tell you that this rampage in the Knesset was not to my liking, and that even if you are right - do not talk like that, and that there is no connection between rejecting your petitions and excluding Mizrahis from the Supreme Court. But otherwise you are right. I think that this basic view, which took over us years ago and that we have a hard time getting out of - that we are responsible for the character of the state, and we are responsible for protecting it from political consequences that may determine its character and behavior in a way that our predecessors do not want - is dangerous and anti-democratic. Could perhaps exist, and even function, if the composition of the court reflected the composition of the legislature, and even then it was superfluous.In the present situation, when the composition of the court is almost arbitrary, and when the vast majority of its members think exactly the same on core issues, it becomes a political actor This is dangerous, because unlike the Knesset, it is not built on elected officials who can be ousted. This is the part of the people you represent.
"And it was precisely your cries, which were really a bit rude, that suddenly proved to me that this is impossible to continue. That responses such as 'attacking the rule of law again' or 'enough incitement and division' do not do the job. As someone who exceeds his authority, who is sometimes suspected of political bias - he is not a court that suffers from an image problem. Such a court loses the basis of its authority. It is not a court.
"I realized all this when I heard again this rampage of yours, which in this particular case was not relevant. The rejection of the petitions was relevant, in my opinion. And stop accusing me personally of hating Mizrahis. I grew up in a transit camp, etc. Mizrahi. It bothers you from the Mizrahi side, Haredim feel that they are Haredim and descendants of revisionists can make the same claim because of the political affiliation. And you are all right.
"Let's stop fighting in the Knesset and in the hall. Let's talk. Because I understand that we are in trouble."
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