Israel Democracy Lies in Peril In Coming Vote
And the danger lurks among the legal fraternity
By CAROLINE GLICK,
https://www.nysun.com/editorials/israel-democracy-lies-in-peril-in-coming-vote/91447/
In a week and a half, Israels polling stations will open and Israelis will elect their representatives to the Knesset for the fourth time in two years. As was the case in the last three elections, the upcoming elections revolve around one issue Israels legal fraternity.
All aspects of public life in Israel today are dictated by the attorney general and the Supreme Court, which have devoured the powers of the Knesset and the government. Over the years, the legal fraternity has acted through judicial and bureaucratic fiat to cancel the checks and balances on its power.