Chief of Staff Halevi: "The IDF will not be able to act from the disintegration of the people" - Voila! news

On video: Defense Minister to the Chief of Staff: "I will make sure that political, legal and other pressures - stop with me" (Leam)

Chief of the General Staff Hertzi Halevi said today (Sunday) that the IDF will not be able to act out of the disintegration of the people. "The IDF will not be able to act without the spirit of volunteerism of the reserve servants and their willingness which depends on the preservation of the IDF as the army of the people in a democratic Jewish state."

Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi (photo: IDF spokesperson)

The revolution planned by the government includes a series of significant changes in the legal system, such as a determination that only an expanded composition of the High Court of Justice can invalidate legislation passed by the Knesset. Another step of the revolution, designed to strengthen the government's hand vis-à-vis the court, is the establishment of a superseding clause that will nullify decisions of the High Court by a majority of only 61 members of the Knesset, as well as changing the composition of the committee for the selection of judges so that it is fully controlled by the coalition.

The reform also deals with weakening the power of the legal advisors to the government, so that their position will not bind the government, and with eliminating the reason for reasonableness, which, among other things, significantly limits the court's ability to intervene in the appointment of senior officials.

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