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| PM: Selective law enforcement at different protests is ‘fatal wound’ to democracy; Pres.Biden condemns gov’t as most radical |
| 2023-07-10 |
| [IsraelTimes] Premier makes comments ahead of cabinet meeting with top police and legal officials on policy regarding police activity at rallies against judicial overhaul. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that law enforcement policy at demonstrations must be uniform for all types of rallies, adding that selective action would be "fatal" to democracy. In public comments made before the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu explained why Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and top police officials, among them police chief Kobi Shabtai, had been specially invited to participate in the gathering. The purpose, he said, was to clarify the policy of enforcement at demonstrations. Baharav-Miara and police were summoned to give their input after months of mass protests against the government’s controversial judicial overhaul. Senior coalition figures have increasingly urged police and the legal system to deal more forcefully with the demonstrators. In an unusual move, bigwigs from the Justice Ministry were in attendance alongside Baharav-Miara, amid concerns the coalition wants to pressure law enforcement to suppress the protests. "Selective enforcement is a fatal wound to democracy and a fatal injury to the rule of law, and therefore we asked the legal adviser to give a report to the government on this issue," Netanyahu told his cabinet. The legal and police officials were to provide ministers with an update on policy "against threats and assaults on elected officials, calls for civil revolt and disobeying the law, blocking roads and illegal strikes," Netanyahu said. He stressed that the right to demonstrate within the framework of the law is "a sacred right for every person and every group of people, and we strongly condemn any violence against demonstrators from one side or the other. "While the government has not considered restricting this right, it has requested to be given a report on the enforcement policy regarding violations of the law that infringe on the basic rights of millions of citizens and that are carried out almost on a daily basis during the demonstrations," he said. Netanyahu charged that violations of the law have included the blocking of main transportation arteries, disruptions at Ben Gurion Airport, calling for the non-payment of taxes, harassing public figures and "calling for rebellion, organizing protests with the aim of disabling entire units in the army, and violations of the law in many other areas." Weekly demonstrations have seen the blocking of roads and the jamming of access routes to Ben Gurion Airport, in addition to rallies outside the homes of coalition politicians. In addition, a growing number of reservist soldiers have said they will refuse to volunteer if the overhaul is passed, a move that has in the past drawn warnings of danger from the defense establishment. An all-night protest was held Saturday outside Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s home urging him to act against the judicial overhaul. Biden: Current government one of most extreme I’ve seen in Israel; Saudi deal far off Given that the range is from center-left to center-right... and of course there is the question whether he remembers as far back as breakfast this morning, rendering historical comparisons moot. [IsraelTimes] US president says Jerusalem shares blame for recent violence due to cabinet members who push settlement expansion while rejecting Palestinian rights.Given that the US State Department is at least partly financing and directing the parties causing the recent violence, this is a cute attempt at obfuscation. Related: Judicial overhaul: 2023-07-08 Overhaul protests at MKs’ homes, key roads; plans for unprecedented demo next week Judicial overhaul: 2023-07-06 Thousands take to the streets, block roads after Tel Aviv police chief steps down Judicial overhaul: 2023-07-06 Anti-overhaul protesters target ultraconservative, influential Jerusalem yeshiva |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 The harsh and inappropriate Puppet Show comments reflect the barely hidden hatred of the collective that is the actual Presidency for Israel in general and Netanyahu in particular! |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2023-07-10 15:47 |
| #3 Biden should learn to just shut the fuck up. |
| Posted by: Chris 2023-07-10 11:00 |
| #2 Selective enforcement is a fatal wound to democracy and a fatal injury to the rule of law 50 Cent says Los Angeles is 'finished' after zero bail policy reinstatement: 'Watch how bad it gets' |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-10 08:43 |
| #1 Why does this sound so familiar? * Selective action & enforcement based on Political ideology. * Protests against those in power abuse and/or misuse of the judicial system. * Blocking of main transportation arteries. * Harassing public figures. * ANTI-FArt / BLoM type groups calling for rebellion, organizing violent protests |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-07-10 05:40 |