"For every time and every object under heaven," said the wisest man, and sought to impart to all his hearers, then and now, the simple insight that everything has its appropriate moment.
If we translate this insight into today's reality, it will look like this: Now is the right time to legislate the first stages of the much-needed legal reform for the State of Israel.
In fact, the legislation for changes in the judicial system (including abolishing the grounds of reasonableness, regulating the status of legal advisors, and changing the composition of the Judicial Appointments Committee) could have been implemented a few months ago, after the comprehensive discussions on them in the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee ended. It is doubtful whether in the past any bills have received so many hours of scrutiny and consideration. After hearing all the opinions and arguments – those of the supporters and those of the opponents – the Knesset was able to approve the reform and finally begin the process of healing those ills in the legal system that have plagued our provinces in recent years and harmed every good plot.
Although the coalition had every legal, moral and democratic right to complete the legislation, the prime minister, out of a sense of responsibility, decided to stop it for a while in order to try to talk to opponents of the reform in order to reach an agreed version of changes. It was not an easy decision – to sit at the negotiating table precisely with those who, while in power, in the recent and distant past, trampled on the principles of democracy, rudely ignored the cries of those harmed by their decisions, and acted as if everything was allowed to them. Despite the difficulties, the Israeli right acted with the stateliness and courtesy of victors, reaching out to opponents of the reform and calling for unity among the ranks, even at the cost of moderating the proposed changes.
However, Netanyahu's stateliness and his willingness to consider concessions and compromises in the content of the reform did not arouse parallel desires among the left for reconciliation and reduction of the dispute. On the contrary, drunk with enthusiasm and arrogance, opponents of the reform decided to exploit the gentlemanship of the heads of the coalition parties to nip the recovery of the judicial system in the bud. Some of them refused from the outset to negotiate a compromise under the auspices of the president of Israel, and made no secret of their goal of tweeting the vote of Israeli voters at the ballot box and toppling the government through rebellion and rebellion. Others showed up for talks at the president's residence, but "forgot" to bring good faith with them and tried only to buy time and pretend to negotiate. Lapid and Gantz's representatives refused every compromise offer and rejected every idea, until even the most stubborn proponents of the compromise idea became clear – the left is not looking to correct the distortions in the legal system, because it wants to perpetuate them.
Throughout this time, opponents of the reform continued to make threats to harm the various systems of the state, if their opinion - the minority opinion! - will not be imposed on the majority. They continued to attack the reform leaders, tried to take away their ability to speak in public, and descended into areas of violence and violation of the law. It seems that every shtick from the left's nefarious and anti-democratic arsenal has already been pulled out in its effort to abolish the majority that wants to restore the Israeli judicial system to its normal state.
The negotiations at the president's residence exposed the nakedness of most opponents of the legal reform. They did everything to text him and had no intention of reaching agreements. Unfortunately, there is no reason to be dragged after them and provide them with what they want. There is no reason to allow the childish whims of the minority and its tendency to resort to violence when things are not to its liking to reign supreme.
Instead, the time has come to do. To improve, to heal, to regulate - and above all to legislate. The government and the majority behind it in the Knesset have the responsibility to implement the mandate given to the coalition parties by the public. Most of the public understands that the legal reform is the order of the day, and the time has come to uphold the order.
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