On video: Yitzhak Wasserlauf in an interview with his Telo Vicky Adamker on the day of the Knesset inauguration (Niv Aharonson, Roni Knafo)
Tense days are passing for senior officials of the Ministry of Justice and the State Attorney's Office.
"The Bar Association, the administration of the courts and also the Histadrut Histadrut, are all preparing for war," he said today (Sunday) in a conversation with Walla, a senior prosecutor in the background of the changes that the new government wants to implement.
"There is the understanding that there is going to be a serious systemic problem here, I believe and know that all these organizations will respond."
First, Knesset member Yitzhak Wasserlauf, number 2 in Otzma Yehudit, submitted today to the Knesset secretariat a draft law, according to which the government will be the one to choose the two lawyers in the committee for selecting judges.
In addition, last Thursday the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv issued an order to prevent threatening harassment against Likud activist Orli Lev, who harassed the main prosecutor in the Netanyahu trial, Liat Ben Ari and her son.
"We crossed a red line. Two years ago we went through hell. Drones were brought up and complaints were filed with the police," Ben Ari said at the hearing.
oppose his proposal.
MK Wasserlauf (Photo: Reuven Castro)
The senior prosecutor referred to the rumors, according to which Ben Ari thought of resigning from her position following the harassment.
"When all the publications about Liat's son started, she took it very hard. Her son is a soldier in an elite patrol and it really affected her and she was worried and it makes her wonder why she needs it," said the source.
"After that she calmed down and understood, and I add that probably because of one hooligan someone of Liat's level should not leave."
According to him, if cases like these come back, the justice system will answer.
"The response will range from a strike through demonstrations to the filing of defamation lawsuits and defamation lawsuits against those who willfully spread lies against lawyers, lawyers and dedicated public servants. The gloves will be taken off."
The chairman of the Bar Association, Avi Himi, said that it is necessary to wait with the announcement of a strike, but still expressed his support, and criticized the moves that the new government wants to pass. Judges.
The Supreme Court should be the arm that examines the actions of the executive branch and it is clear that in a democratic country the last word should be the courts and not the politicians.
I am disturbed by new statements made by all kinds of political parties and I am concerned about the state of Israel."
"I am against the superseding clause, against harming the independence of the judicial system and against changing the committee for selecting judges."
Chaimi (photo: Reuven Castro)
Retired Chief Justice and former legal advisor, Eliakim Rubinstein, also expressed opposition to changing the method for electing judges.
"The method has proven itself for about 70 years in the test of the result of the quality of the judiciary in Israel at all levels, even if here and there there was an appointment that was not successful. "The result is clearly good, therefore in the committee for the selection of judges there is cooperation and balance between professional and political parties, and therefore such a change means A clear politicization of the selection of judges."
Retired President of the Supreme Court Dorit Beinish also expressed opposition to the move: "I think that the selection of judges should be on a professional basis, so there is a place for the bar to choose its members on the committee." It makes just as much sense as the idea that the Bar Association appoint the government representatives to the committee. And more seriously - the attempt to keep the representatives of the legal community away from the committee is to be regretted, as experience shows their importance as a balancing factor in the committee."
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