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Monday, July 29, 2024
Levin argues arrest of 9 soldiers justifies renewal of judicial overhaul effort
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Justice Minister Yariv Levin attacks the High Court of Justice for the arrest of nine soldiers suspected of abusing a Palestinian detainee, arguing that it justifies the revival of his since-suspended judicial overhaul effort.
“I was shocked to see the difficult pictures of soldiers being arrested at Sde Teiman the way dangerous criminals are arrested,” he says, arguing that the servicemen in question had been engaged in “holy work” and that their arrest was the result of a “moral distortion that starts from the top, from judgments and decisions of the High Court.”
“Today, many are voicing the demand for a fundamental change in the situation. The time has come for this justified public outcry to find a listening ear among the Knesset members who in the past refrained from supporting the implementation of the necessary changes,” he declares.
