“This legislation would dismantle a central pillar of Israeli democracy and leave the country without an independent judiciary. A functioning democracy must have a system of checks and balances in order to moderate the most extreme elements in government and protect the rights of all.”
T’ruah condemned the mainstream acceptance of the terrorist organizations that Ben-Gvir and others represent and cautioned what this rise in government could mean for the lives and safety of Palestinians and Israelis alike.
