In those moments when attorney Michael Rebello, on behalf of Amichai Shikli, tried to overcome the tangle of technical mazes of his retirement and resignation dates, the International Space Station approached the moon at crazy speed. It was a spectacular and unique vision. No one expects that this space station will land inside 60 days since Shikli's appeal on Earth. But there is certainly such an expectation from the Constitutional Space Station in front of the Government Kiryat in Jerusalem.
The fate of Shikley's fundamental right seemed to be in great question last night.
Thus, for example, in the onslaught of embarrassing questions that repeated themselves.
The questions focused on the loopholes of the separation of authority between the chairman of the election committee Amit and the committee itself, and on the date of Shikli's technical retirement from the Knesset.
Shikli
Fighting for his basic right, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
It seems that what was up for discussion in the eyes of the judges was the fate of their colleague, Judge Amit - and not his strange and unconstitutional decision.
Now that the "reasonable voter" has been invented, the reasonable global citizen can also appear.
And it is difficult to explain to a reasonable and universal liberal that in liberal-judicial Israel, a member of the Knesset does not have the right to act independently according to his conscience and integrity.
It is evident, therefore, a tremendous effort by the judges to protect the fellow judge.
What this will produce in terms of the ruling - perhaps it is better not to predict, unless the prestige of a colleague also stands against the prestige of the court itself in front of the voters.
With all due respect, Amichai Shikli is seen as an honest man who fulfilled his duty to his voters, a true man in the deepest sense, and if the court disqualifies him - it will undermine public trust.
Shahada Yes, Shikli No, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Exactly the argument that the ridiculous lawyer, Eliad Sharaga, made regarding the need to disqualify Idit Silman as well.
Her actions undermine, in his opinion, public trust.
No one commented that it was the actions of the leader of the right-wing faction that undermined the basic contract between the voter and the chosen one.
What was also seen as problematic in yesterday's debate was the rigid defense, the value flexibility, that the judges showed in relation to the Balad. They determined that the issue had already been decided in the debates that took place in the past. From this it is clear that even if the most Zionist and most honest member of the Knesset is disqualified, the party that denies the existence of the State of Israel will be inherited as always Run in the elections. Shahada Yes - Shikli No.
Invalid until proven otherwise
The atmosphere in the discussions was dictated by attorney Eliad Sharaga. He referred to the sections of the laws dealing with rights and elections as a stack of planks. And so he connects plank to plank to build his preferred architectural structure, which is a hanging pole. But there were not enough constitutional planks, and President Esther Hayut actually recommended For Meretz and her representatives to withdraw the petition to disqualify Idit Silman." Do you stand by the petition?" asked the president.
Shraga used the saying "rejects the list".
For him, the Likud list in the Knesset elections is invalid, and in general, "we demanded that an investigation be opened against Silman and Orbach and Zoevi."
After all, every citizen is ineligible to be elected and serve in a democracy until proven otherwise.
He looks like someone who came out of Honora Dumier's cartoon albums with a face cluster that is terrifying and ridiculous at the same time.
His democracy looks more like tyranny than an environment where freedom breathes.
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