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Opinion | By order of General Esther Hayut: When the High Court intervenes in IDF decisions | Israel today

2022-03-17T15:26:39.369Z


The decision in the Niv Loveton case is the Supreme Court's way of saying: As of today, we are the Supreme Commanders of the Army.


Almost abruptly, in the blink of an eye, without informing anyone and certainly without checking what we think about it, a profound regime change took place in Israel this week.

The High Court of Justice decided to appoint itself, after a not very long consultation with itself, as the Supreme Commander of the IDF.

The robes of the robes decided that the idea that the uniformed officers were deciding on military matters was outdated, and that it was time to make a change.

This hostile takeover of the army, and the de facto abolition of the chief of staff's powers, was carried out by the judges in a ruling concerning the case of soldier Niv Loveton, who lost his life after being allegedly promiscuously operated by the investigating military police.

As part of the IDF investigation, responsibility for Lubton's tragic death was placed, among other things, on the commander of the MPC base, Major Gilad Franco, and he was removed from his post and service. And return Franco to service.

The IDF, in response, decided to appeal to the Supreme Court under the personal leadership of Chief of Staff Kochavi, who even refused a compromise proposal from the judges.

The latter, for their part, decided that the district's decision would not be overturned, and that Major Franco would be returned to the military.

Without a single shot

In doing so, the judges set a dangerous precedent, and in effect declared: From today, we are the top commanders of the army.

What is now preventing the High Court from ordering the chief of staff to appoint Mann Dahua as commander of the Air Force, simply because that seems right to them?

What brakes and balances will stop them tomorrow from deciding on a pre-emptive strike or an attack on Iran?

In the High Court, the High Court may also fantasize about the petition that will allow them to order "Noa" for the Armored Corps, so that he can go to the Knesset and wait there for more instructions - more enlightened, more just. And democracy? To suspend it - and in them it will surely be written "When chopping wood, flying chips".

Lt. Col. Kochavi, it should be emphasized, stood with remarkable determination in the face of the desire of the lords of Givat Ram to take command of the army. He has already seen battles in his life; One - even for an outstanding officer like him, this is new territory.

With food comes appetite

The annexation of the army in spite of the judges is only the final stage in a chain of constitutional conquests of Aharon Barak's army.

At first they decided to abolish the parliament and the legislature, and to hand over to the enlightened hands the decision on constitutional and political issues.

Every elected official is accountable for his intentions, and every official is expected to conform to the spirit of the commander.

Now that they have finished with the operation to take over the vote of the Israeli citizen and cancel his vote at the ballot box, the judges set about establishing the military arm of the High Court - and forced the IDF and its commander to align themselves, by order.

And this is just the beginning, because with food comes appetite.

Immediately after the ruling in the Loveton case, General Hayut, Colonel Vogelman and their comrades decided to bury their hands in Israel's foreign policy as well.

On Sunday, Colonel Vogelman ruled, there will be a court hearing regarding a request submitted on behalf of the Ukrainian government, which concerns a change in the government's refugee absorption policy.

The judges will remove the ranks and berets, and wear the bonnet of the statesmen to represent the interest of the state and determine its immigration policy, in a petition filed by a foreign state;

Another dangerous precedent from the creator of the General Staff of the High Court.

In the face of this legal coup led by High Court officers, there is almost complete silence on the part of elected officials and its leaders.

He became himself the Supreme Court Justice: he is the novice and they are the commanders, he is the servant and they are the kings.

Ganz abandoned Kochavi alone in the struggle for IDF independence and handed it over to a small, select group in Givat Ram.

The feeling that he feels "held in the throat" cannot be ruled out.

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Source: israelhayom

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