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Wise-Diamond4564 t1_jdruv2v wrote

Reply to comment by LengthExact in Israel defence minister urges pause in judicial overhaul as hundreds of thousands rally in Tel Aviv by LengthExact

This is crazy the more I think of it. I have no understanding of Israel law but it seems there’s some loophole that was never noticed before? That can allow this to happen under normal legal circumstances? Like he doesn’t have to drive tanks through the cities and whatnot sort of thing?

I wonder what loopholes other countries have and if this will be tried elsewhere

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InconspicuousRadish t1_jds64f3 wrote

It's not that crazy really. Eroding democratic defense mechanisms over time is classic autocrat methodology.

Similar steps were taken by Putin, Orban, Erdogan, Maduro or Trump. Netanyahu has been in power for a long time, this is just another step in a process years in the making.

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Abusfad t1_jdskceh wrote

Technically it's not a loophole, because the supreme court can legally rule out such legislation (that contradicts existing laws, for example). However, current minister of justice declared the goverment will not "accept" that, and will treat it as a coup detat (which is what said goverment is being accused of; very common rhetoric by our right wing politicians). That's where the tanks, or the threat of, come in. In addition to the accumulating erosion of judiciary independence in the past decade, we don't have much assurance from that direction.

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