Constitutional Committee Chairman Rothman attacks President Hayut: "She does not want negotiations" | Israel Hayom

The Chairman of the Constitutional Committee, MK Simcha Rotman, responds to publications according to which the President of the Supreme Court demands that the committee's deliberations be stopped as a condition for negotiations: "The discussion in the committee is the lifeblood of Israeli democracy, and those who seek to stop it as a condition for negotiations do not really want negotiations." for publication in "Israel Hayom" yesterday that President Herzog's compromise efforts on the matter did not bear fruit.

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According to Rothman, "The president was invited and came to the Constitutional Committee for discussions on the judicial system in the past, she can have her say and this is, in my opinion, the right place. The attempt to block the legislative procedures is very serious and the attempt to escape from negotiations is serious."

Rothman (Religious Zionism) explained that "According to publications, the President of the State tried to mediate or connect, and the President of the Supreme Court said that only if the discussions in the Constitutional Committee stop, she will be ready to speak.

I saw these things with great sadness because the discussion in the committee is the lifeblood of Israeli democracy and those who seek to stop it as a condition for negotiations do not really want negotiations.

If I were to say that I am stopping the reform as long as the High Court stops its deliberations, does not reject laws or appointments, does not discuss policy issues, freezing the situation until we speak, they would rightly say that I am interfering with judicial independence and harming the separation of powers. The attempt to interfere in legislative proceedings in the Knesset "The President of the Supreme Court is a serious violation of the separation of powers, the entire Knesset is a coalition and the opposition should have said that this is an act that will not be done.

President of the Supreme Court, Judge Esther Hayut, photo: Oren Ben Hakon

"For many years, previous ministers, MKs, and civil society officials have proposed reforms, and the response of the High Court of Justice was that no changes should be made, and "Whoever raises his hand against the Court of Justice, I will cut off his hand", a quote from a retired judge. When speaking On the Constitutional Court it was said that the cockroach should be killed when it is small.

"To say that as long as there is no procedure we do not speak and now that there is a procedure you will stop and then we will talk? The citizens of Israel understand this exercise. Despite all this conduct the President of the Supreme Court was invited to the committee and we will give her all the time she needs, we will listen to her with the most attention, this is the way to respect the separation of powers.

A demand on her part to stop the committee's deliberations is not a demand suitable for a democratic country and I call on her to retract it."

The Constitution Committee discusses the legal reform, photo: Oren Ben Hakon

Rothman noted that "in 2015 there was a major crisis in the relationship between the Supreme Court and the Knesset due to the repeated cancellations of the infiltrator laws, among other things.

One of the MKs spoke about D9 and the retired judge Aharon Barak spoke about tanks. I pledged then to stop the day when tanks and D9 will fight in the streets. There are people who are interested in the discourse of the gods, in classrooms shooting and tanks, I will not allow that, but anyone who wants to come and discuss in order to To prevent this, I will extend my hand. The dialogue is done in the committee and outside it, and there is no place for all the pike around."

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