When the opposition benches are empty: An amendment to the Basic Law on Judiciary was approved, reducing the grounds for reasonableness – and the political system is in turmoil.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich immediately tweeted: "After hard work and effort of many years,
we are beginning to reform the judicial system and restore the balance between the authorities that were violated 30 years ago by Aharon Barak. Thank you to the Prime Minister, the members of the coalition, the Minister of Justice and my partner and colleague in leading the reform, Simcha Rotman. Together we will continue to repair responsibly."
After hard work and effort of many years,
we are beginning to reform the justice system and restore the balance between the authorities that were violated 30 years ago by Aharon Barak.
Thank you to the Prime Minister, the members of the coalition, the Minister of Justice and my partner and colleague in leading the reform, Simcha Rotman.
Together we will continue to repair responsibly.
— Bezalel Smotrich (@bezalelsm) July 24, 2023
Minister of National Missions, Orit Strock: "Democracy is preserved. We are beginning to reform and balance the justice system. Our brothers who cry out for the "destruction of the state" are lovingly told: Your pain touches us, but you have gone too far, in the panic that gripped you, you have crossed red lines that no responsible government can accept. Now is the opportunity to renounce irresponsible measures, to truly dialogue. Recognize the need, and fix it together."
Former Foreign and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni tweeted: "In Benjamin Netanyahu's historic trial against the State of Israel, Netanyahu is guilty, in full, and no, the extremists in his government are not extenuating circumstances. The responsibility is entirely his."
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