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Thursday, December 12, 2024
Gantz on Levin: There’s never been a justice minister who’s done so much damage in such a short time
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Following Justice Minister Yariv Levin’s claim that the justices of Israel’s top court have turned themselves into “dictatorial rulers,” National Unity chairman Benny Gantz and The Democrats chief Yair Golan each launch heated attacks on the Likud lawmaker.
“There has never been a justice minister who has done so much damage in so short a time,” tweets Gantz.
Levin is acting as if Israel has returned to its pre-war routine, with the hostages home and the economy thriving, allowing him to return to his judicial overhaul agenda, states Golan.
“While the country continues to bleed, Levin is returning to the dream of a coup d’état – a campaign of revenge and destruction against the judicial system,” he tweets — arguing that Levin enjoys neither the legal right nor the public support for such a campaign.
“And if you try – we will be there: In the Knesset, in the courtroom and on the street. We have a country to save and we will not give up.”
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