COMMENTARY / OPINION
Netanyahu’s Shameful Surrender to the Left by Daniel Greenfield
The Left bet that with enough pressure they could shut down democratic judicial reform in Israel.
March 28, 2023 – The Left, in Israel and in the United States, bet that with enough pressure they could shut down democratic judicial reform in Israel. The weak point in the coalition government, as in every government where he has served as prime minister, is Netanyahu. The tragic truth to anyone who has been paying attention to Israeli politics long enough is that given enough pressure, he buckles, frees terrorists, freezes construction and backs off attack plans.
This was a mostly solid coalition that, like a fish, rotted from the head down. And, to be fair to Bibi, this time there was a lot of pressure. The Biden administration and the EU joined forces with not only the Israeli Left which rioted in the streets, but assorted influencers who play at being pro-Israel in the U.S. Usually credible papers like the Jerusalem Post did nothing but churn out hateful propaganda. And yet, approaching the finish line, Bibi held out until he buckled. A weak man is always the weak point and he’s a weak man.
What’s really going on in Israel Shmuel Sackett
The left suffered a major defeat on election day so they decided that if they can’t run the country… there won’t be a country to run. Op-ed.
Mar 28, 2023, 4:52 PM (GMT+3) – I must have received 100 emails, phone calls, WhatsApp’s and even handwritten notes (yes, I have some very old friends…) from people asking me to summarize what is happening in Israel. Left wing protests, right wing protests, Defense Minister fired, highways blocked, airport closed, hospitals on strike… well, at least the falafel guy is still open. Ok, here goes:
First the good news. Pesach is next week and despite the nonsense and all the noise, 98% of Am Yisrael in Eretz Yisrael will sit and enjoy the seder. Where’s the last 2% – you ask? That’s the tragic “5th Son” that never made it.
Let’s get back to answering the question. There definitely is a serious problem in Israel, but it’s not what you think. I have spoken to many of the protestors and the overwhelming majority of them have no idea what “judicial reform” is all about. The original ones that started screaming a few months back had genuine objections about proposed changes to Israel’s judicial system but that expanded into something far bigger than the original protest. Today’s protests are organized by sore-losers who cannot accept defeat and realize that they will never win at the ballot boxes… so they took their supporters to the streets instead.
The opposition parties in Israel’s Knesset received more than 1,000,000 votes in the last election. That sounds like a big number – but it was far less than expected. The nation turned towards the “right” and rejected the likes of Lapid, Gantz and Michaeli. What did these 3 clowns do? They joined forces with another political sore-loser; Ehud Barak, and put together a team of PR experts and media people – with a budget that could have ended hunger in the world. Their goal was simple; to delegitimize Prime Minister Netanyahu and his right wing / Haredi coalition partners. They couldn’t do this from the Knesset, since Bibi has a strong majority of 64, so they proceeded to destroy the country they supposedly love.
Their opening punch was a fight against judicial reform. “Bibi wants to take control of the Supreme Court”, they screamed! “This will be the destruction of the third temple” (yes, they said that!!). The problem was that the response by the government was weak and often non-existent. All Bibi had to do – to end this immediately – was explain the facts honestly and accurately but the Attorney General prevented him from speaking. This was a master stroke in the plan.
Most people simply have no clue as to how much power Israel’s Supreme Court has! There is literally no example of this anywhere in the world! In a recent interview with Piers Morgan, Netanyahu said the following; “Israel’s Supreme Court can nullify any decision of the Knesset, can nullify any appointment of the government, can intervene in military matters, can intervene in the fight against terror and can even try to stop the government from taking gas out of the sea… a project that will bring billions of dollars into the economy!” He stressed over and over that there is no democracy in the world that gives the judiciary this kind of absolute power.
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A ‘resistance’ coup just defeated Israeli democracy Jonathan S. Tobin
A false narrative about Netanyahu’s “judicial coup” may achieve its goal of toppling him. But more than that, the consequences for future governments and U.S.-Israel relations are ominous. Op-ed.
Mar 28, 2023, 6:58 AM (GMT+3) – (JNS) After months of increasingly strident mass protests against his government’s plans to reform Israel’s out-of-control and highly partisan judicial system, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to have given in to the pressure. He said he was going to be “delaying judicial reform to give real dialogue a chance.” But it’s highly doubtful that this will merely be a timeout that will help his supporters regroup and enable opponents to calm down and accept a compromise on the issue.
On the contrary, Netanyahu is waving the white flag on judicial reform—and everyone knows it. And since the ultimate goal of the protests was not just preventing legislation from being passed but to topple the government, it’s far from clear whether the prime minister can long stay in power after this humiliation since his allies are shaken and his opponents won’t be satisfied until he’s ejected from office.
Whether that will happen remains to be seen. But the one thing that is clear is that the consequences of the events of the last months go far beyond the future of the Israeli legal system.
Another shooting? Who is really behind it? We are being played again! WAKE UP! Tierney’s Real News
March 28, 2023 – Just as New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg got major pushback for his plan to arrest & indict President Trump – the banks started failing – and China met with Russia, Iran & Saudi Arabia to plot our destruction – and President Trump held a rally in Waco drawing 25,000 people – suddenly there was a school shooting to recapture the news cycle.
Think that was a coincidence? NOPE. Every time the swamp gets in a pickle – they stage a terror attack, a school shooting or blow up a building. Like clockwork. Once you know their playbook – you know what to look for – and will NEVER be fooled again.
How do I know? They pulled the same in Europe! History is repeating itself.
I am including links to some old articles I wrote to prove my case. PLEASE READ THEM. YOU NEED TO DO THAT TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE’VE BEEN PLAYED.
In the UK, the Communists slaughtered 16 kindergarteners at Dunblane elementary school in 1996 in order to scare parents into turning over their guns to the Government. They complied and today Europe is disarmed and defenseless against tyranny.
They’re using the same playbook to disarm America. WAKE UP.
