You may have heard about the âbig protests" in Israel now - seemingly - against the legal reform that the Netanyahuâs government is seeking to pass as new legislation that will limit the power of the Supreme Court to limit the power of the government to make decisions, of the coalition to pass laws as it wishes, and of the Knesset (parliament) to enact laws that do not comply with judicial review.
This reform also includes an intention to change the structure of the committee for appointing judges in Israel - so that the coalition and the government will have more influence there as well.
I have a different angle to what is currently happening in Israel - here it is.
In my opinion - This protest is a spin
The protests in Israel now are harvesting the already high levels of social anxiety- that have existed since the Covid years, and amplifies it through heavy propaganda, very similar to the one used to push the âvaccinesâ and Covid policy - you canât escape it, itâs everywhere and itâs very frightening.
The politicians that are leading that protest now are the ones that implemented just a few months ago - the #IsraelPfizerDeal, the Green Pass, and everything else last year - the incitement, the lies, the sanctions, the censorship of the contracts and protocols - everything.
This is portrayed as a disagreement over a legal reform and the structure of our democracy- but it is again: a spin. Netanyahu just announced that he is stopping the progress of this legal reform legislation - and Iâm sure this was planned in advance.
The painful results are:
This âprotestâ is creating complete wash over all the publicâs attention and memory from the previous 3 years of Covid. It is erasing the publicâs memory of Covid crimes and criminals completely, creating a fake public debate/storm and more importantly - it is also creating the reason and justification for more locksteps that will increase the governmental control over liberties and the basic rights of the individual-âto bring back orderâ
I truly believe this was prepared and planned ahead as a manipulative fake narrative, to create a smokescreen and also to allow the next steps of control.
Two examples for that are in recent developments: the announcement of a new national guard and the final approval by the Knesset - of the âsearch without a warrantâ act.
A New National Guard
After Netanyahu announces (March 28, 2023) that he will âtemporarily suspendâ the legal reform, he also announced that he needs to give his coalition partners another âgiftâ - and that is - an establishment of a national guard - controlled directly by Minister Ben Gvir (and him as PM).
This National Guard will be the income of an additional force with policing powers under direct government control, and is established through a new law that allows the Prime Minister to declare a "state of civil emergency" for at least 7 days - without any need for further approval.
This draconian law, it turns out, has been in preparation since 2022, and reviews have even been written in support of its legislation by the central body that advises the government on the Zero Covid policy -the INSS (The Institute for National Security Studies). They - it turns out - believe that such a police force is ânecessary to help deal with natural and man-made disastersâ
The new law will allow the PM to declare a âstate of civil emergencyâ based only on his decision and the approval of âThe Ministerial Committee for National Security Affairsâ (which includes: Prime Minister - as Chairman, Acting Prime Minister if appointed, Ministers of Defense, Justice, Foreign Affairs, Internal Security and of Finance).
A state of "Civil emergency" according to this new bill is a very broad definition:
âa situation that causes serious damage to public peace, mental safety or property relating to a large public or a large area, or there is a real fear of such damage, including due to hostile sabotage activity, war, mass riot, terrorist activity - grassrooted or organized, vulnerability hostility, natural disaster, environmental hazard, hazardous materials incident, chemical or biological incident or radiological radiation incident;â
The âsearch without a warrantâ Act
Today, March 28, The Israeli Government passed a law allowing police to search private homes without a judge warrant. The Knesset voted on a final approval today - with help from the âoppositionâ.
The law does state in its title and its stated goals that it is intended to locate illegal weapons - but the wording of it is much broader and includes a situation in which:
âA reasonable and immediate suspicion has arisen - that there is documentation or camera that may be used as evidence of a serious crime or an offense committed, according to sections 144(a), (b) or 340a(b) of the Penal Code, if failure to perform the search immediately will fail the purpose of the search, and a search warrant cannot be obtained, in view of the need to perform the search immediately to prevent the loss of evidence or damage to it;â
Basically, this law significantly expands the independent discretion of police officers when entering private territory and a private house
Now, connect the two dots - a new national guard will have the same authorities as the police - and the police is receiving more and more power and authorities with recent legislation (I gave you only one example here).
Meaning - who will have the power to enter private homes and why exactly?
How did we get here? My basic roadmap to Israel's political situation now
Israel is under an opposition hijack and a fake new âprotestâ-the leaders that claim to be an opposition are misleading the public to fight a false fight, and to look the other way. Thereâs a political turmoil in Israel, and itâs fueled and getting worse.
On February 24 the news reported: âEhud Barak Predicts dictatorship In Israelâ
Ehud Batak is the last person I would ever personally trust, and he is leading the âprotestâ now, along with Yuval Noah Harari and other friends of WEF. This makes me suspicious about the motives of this âprotestâ, but apart from that - the WAY this âprotestâ is delivered to the public is to me violent and fascist.
This very strong âprotestâ now in Israel, is supported by all MSM, and all the senior people in the industry, and the legal, medical etc. sectors & organizations, even soldiers and police officers are refusing to serve this government âuntil the legal reform will stopâ-you cannot escape it here. You might see headlines in which they shout dictatorship, but for all the reasons- EXCEPT Covid Policy.
Why do I care about the message of the protest? Because it silences the real message from debate, it hijacks public attention and it creates a smokescreen and reverse narrative where those who are fully complicit in killing our democracy are "fighting for democracy".
Quick recap: during the Covid years weâve had 3 governments:
Netanyahu (a right+left coalition, the right in control) 2020- June 2021
Bennett > then Lapid (left+right- left mostly in control) June 2021- Dec. 2022
Netanyahu again (only right wing) until today.
They are all Covid criminals until proven otherwise, in my opinion:
Netanyahu originally signed the deal with Pfizer with. He also made 3-4 lockdowns, mandatory masks and âinventedâ the Green Pass (segregated passes for almost everything in Israel - including medical treatment, work, academia and more)
The âSHINUIâ (change) government was supposed to be his strong opposition- including on some of the horrific emergency laws - but when elected they implemented everything he started and worse- especially Green Pass, heavy vaccine propaganda, incitement against critics.
The political situation in Israel nowadays is very complicated- there is NO public controversy around Covid Policy. At least not a debated one. The newly invented âcontroversyâ prompted by this new âprotestâ is a kind of WOKE movement in Israel
The new controversy is about Netanyahuâs governmentâs new offered REFORM- they are promoting a new regulation that will limit the courtâs ability to implement judicial scrutiny and invalidate legislation.
The politicians (that just now lost the power to govern) created a smoke screen protest, with the argument that the new âright - wingâ government is trying to take control of the court and end human rights. Thatâs why they call it = âDictatorshipâ
Thereâs a new anxiety now (mainly âleftâ voters) - they believe that the government is canceling the High Courtâs power, thus canceling its ability to protect human rights, meaning: only woke and progressive rights. NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE RIGHTS STOLEN BY COVID POLICY.
Reminder: the courts in Israel did nothing to protect human rights against the Covid dictatorship and everything that came along with it - the censored contracts & Covid cabinet protocols, the incitement and persecution, the regulation of social media, heavy policing and surveillance on citizens, biometric cameras and more.
They enforced masks fines, dismissed all claims, ordered children to be vaccinated against one parentâs will, ignored informed consent, approved the Green Pass and the heavy censorship of it all.
I donât believe that they are the protector of human rights in Israel anymore- just the protector of political power.
So all the attention of the public and the âoppositionâ to the government is directed with heavy propaganda- to this very branded and socially accepted new âprotestâ - people are fighting this imaginary fight with masses on the streets and outside of it -whilst the very dangerous emergency legislation that would allow the WHO access and control for example, or a new âclimate Actâ or a new biometric database Act etc - is continuing in the parliament with full support- from the âoppositionâ as well, and no one cares.
I believe there is no more left and right political wings in Israel. Theyâre trying to distract the public from vaccine injuries and agenda 2030âs new legislation already promoted, THIS is the legislative threat to our democracy.
The democratic structure was already harmed when the COVID Emergency Enabling Act passed again and again in our parliament (all 3 governments) - giving the government excessive powers.
You can listen to my spontaneous conversation with the wonderful Etana Hecht on current situation and sentiment in Israel and the protests against âthe legal reformâ here:
I donât know why theyâre pushing for chaos and violence that will lead to more and more control measures - but I can say that meanwhile- the global agenda is pushing forwards more than ever:
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Thank you for your perspective as an insider and a lawyer who sees. It is not only a reminder that what we see isn't always reality, but to also keep our capacity to be open-minded and critically think. For these important reasons, I am cross-posting and I am certain that I will not be the only one.