Conservative rabbis in the US said they were “deeply alarmed” by recent moves by Israel’s government to reform the Supreme Court, in a statement released Wednesday. The New York-based Rabbinical Assembly, the international group of Conservative rabbis, added that Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin planned justice reforms amounted to an “attempted subversion of the authority of Israel’s High Court.”
Levin unveiled a new reform program on Wednesday that includes a “derogation clause” allowing parliamentary members to override decisions of the Supreme Court by vote.
“Israel flourishes as the Middle East’s only democracy, guaranteed and sustained by an independent High Court,” the statement said.
The rabbis called it “excruciating” to watch Israel’s new government “undermine the core values of democracy and religious freedom that we value so deeply.”
“The Justice Minister’s interference with judicial review and particularly the proposed ‘override clause’ not only threaten the fundamental rights of Masorti/Conservative Jews everywhere, but the rights of all Israel’s citizens and residents, regardless of their affiliation to any particular religious movement, nationality of origin, or ethnic background.”
This joins criticism of the new government at home, with Opposition Leader Yair Lapid slamming the Netanyahu-led coalition as “a government of madness.”
Levin earlier justified the reform by asserting it was needed for the preservation of democracy.
“There are judges, but there is also a parliament and a government,” Levin said. “Democracy is in danger when we vote in the ballot box, but each time unelected people decide for us.” –i24 News
I beg Matzav–please do not use term Rabbi’s for these people.
Agreed 100% ! They are not Rabbis, and their religion is not Judaism.
I agree with you.
If you’re conservative you can not be a Rabbi. You’re not even Jewish.
Conservatives ripped down the mechitza. Talk about undermining the values of home, democracy and faith.
These far-to-be well men or what should return to judaism. They have been driven astray by idolatry.
The most democratic branch of government is the legislative which is the people’s branch. Judicial review is not an essential concept of democracy. In fact it is rooted in marbury v madison not mesecta Sanhedrin
Find the setting easier for vigor. Democracy comes from exchange.
The conservatives do not favor the sorority and fraternity of a proper synagogue.
Democracy turns to the safe.
Now that we have heard the opinion of Conservative rabbits, let’s find out how the Deformed ones feel.
“Independent high court” that’s unelected is the antithesis of a democracy
So the Democrat Party Blast proposals.. So what ? It’s the Same crowd, different titles.
There are no Reform Rabbis.
There are no Conservative Rabbis.
There are no Reconstructionist Rabbis.
Their so-called “Rabbis” are fakes and frauds.
They should be referred to as “Reform Leaders”.
ISRAEL IS NOT THEIR COUNTRY. THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO INTERFERE.
The Conservative movement is a breakaway faction of Reform which is not Judaism.
The legal system in Israel,especially the Supreme court, of leftist,anti-Israel,anti-religious judges is truly one of the banes of living in Israel.It makes Israel an oligarchy of mainly Askenazi, secular, socialist /leftist Elites( the ASSEs) that not only run the Supreme Court but the also the media and universities against the values and wishes of the majority of Israelis!!