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Sunday, July 23, 2023
Former US envoy likens overhaul tensions to ‘infighting that caused Second Temple’s destruction’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Former US President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel David Friedman laments the decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to pass the first piece of legislation from the judicial overhaul on the week of the Tisha B’Av fast day.
“Given the striking parallels between Israel’s current internal rift and the infighting that caused the destruction of the Second Temple 2000 years ago, why would the Israeli Government proceed with its Judicial Reform bill on the eve of Tisha B’Av? Very bad timing,” he tweets.
Given the striking parallels between Israel’s current internal rift and the infighting that caused the destruction of the Second Temple 2000 years ago, why would the Israeli Government proceed with its Judicial Reform bill on the eve of Tisha B’Av? Very bad timing.
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) July 23, 2023
Friedman has in the past defended the government’s desire to overhaul the judiciary but has also criticized certain parts of the package as too extreme.
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