Opposition MK Karine Elharrar: Rule of law in Israel must remain independent

Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. 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"

Yesh Atid MK Karine Elharrar, the only opposition member of the Judicial Selection Committee, slams calls to cancel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ongoing criminal trial.

“The rule of law in Israel must continue to operate independently and without any interference from foreign leaders, regardless of our appreciation for those leaders and regardless of any major and positive political deals,” she tweets.

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