JERUSALEM (AP) — Over 1,000 senior Israeli air force veterans, including a former Israeli chief of staff, on Monday urged the country’s top legal officials to stand tough against the incoming government.
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In a letter to the chief of Israel’s Supreme Court and other top officials, they said the alliance of religious and ultranationalist parties threatens Israel’s future. The letter was delivered days before the new government is to take office.
“We come from all strata of society and from across the political spectrum,” the letter said. “What we have in common today is the fear that the democratic state of Israel is in danger.”
It called the legal officials “the final line of defense” and implored them to “do everything in your reach to stop the disaster that is affecting the country.”
Among the nearly 1,200 signatories were Dan Halutz, who served as military chief from 2005-2007; Avihu Ben-Nun, a former commander of the air force and Amos Yadlin, a former head of military intelligence. All three are former fighter pilots.
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his ultra-Orthodox and far-right partners captured a parliamentary majority in Nov. 1 elections.
While they have not yet completed coalition negotiations, Netanyahu has reached a series of deals that would grant his far-right partners authority over the national police force and settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.
They are promoting legislation to allow a politician who spent time in prison in a bribery case to serve as a Cabinet minister while on probation for a separate conviction on tax offenses. They also are expected to promote a series of changes in the legal system that critics say will weaken the judiciary and potentially dismiss criminal charges against Netanyahu.
On Sunday, Netanyahu rebuked an ally over anti-LGBTQ comments.
Netanyahu is expected to return to office as head of his new government on Thursday.
Same playbook as biden, the right is a threat to democracy.
Ha ha ha
AP just loves this stuff. AP traitors who abetted the coup against Trump now wish the same for Bibi.
There’s heavy $$$$$$ being poured into Israel by European and Jew leftie organizations to disrupt a duly elected government by the people.
These and/or similar dark money dispensers work in the US too.
So they’re saying that having a democratically elected government take power is a threat to democracy. Makes sense to me.
The left just doesn’t get it people want normalcy they want to know that their government will protect them But just because you served in the military doesn’t mean you actually know or see the real picture
So a group of irreligious Air Force vets are scared. That’s great bibi do your job
Israel needs a strong TOUGH PM to stand up to the anti-Israel countries
It’s more and more evident that the judiciary , both in Israel and USA should be weakened ASAP, they are of the same hide. The cowardly and arrogant robed petty dictators in both countries have jumped over their bounds and duties to interpret , rather than invent laws.
Where was their letter when the far left fanatics eloped with the Muslim brotherhood?
1200 out of how many? 1200 is a meaningless number if we dont know out of how many. If you go through it, it will probably be 95% low level nobodies. The IAF has 55,000 reserve members, so has at least double that if not multiple times more as vets, so less than 1% which is insignificant, but the propaganda media will hype it up.
Standing strong for Israel as the epicenter of Judaism and securing Israel against Palestinian terrorists is a threat to Democracy? I’m sorry that is what Hashem wanted since creation
This rebuke – was actually to two different religious allies, who both stated reasonable opinions which should have been affirmed instead.
Netanyahu also erred in attempting to appease the Saudis by seeming to make annexations in Yehuda and the Shomron negotiable because of them – as if these issues have so much to do with each other.
allowing a politician who spent time in prison in a bribery case to serve as a Cabinet minister while on probation for a separate conviction on tax offenses
who thinks that this is good?
Dear Editors,
These “senior” veterans are correct.
We must resurrect the old politics. we should bring back our valuable parties, such as Mapai, Mapam, Meretz … ((all the Bolsheviks). We remember the good old times of the “season”, Altelena etc.
Democracy is not for us !
Oh, Thursday. I had no idea the period of horse-trading would have taken so long. How many allies will be named as ministers for non-existent ministries?