Yamina’s Bezalel Smotrich warns that when his party returns to power there will be no dialogue over judicial appointments, after a panel appointed 61 new judges despite a boycott by three right-wing MKs.
Yesterday the Judicial Appointments Committee convened and selected 61 new judges, despite three coalition lawmakers refusing to take part over the nomination of two Arab justices they accused of anti-Zionism. They claimed — apparently mistakenly — that the panel could not legally convene without them.
Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn “did what was expected of him by his camp. He’s an aggressive, forceful politician who took advantage of an opportunity to use his power without consideration,” say Smotrich, who is a member of the opposition.
Yamina MK Bezalel Smotrich speaks during a Knesset plenum session in Jerusalem on August 24, 2020. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Pool/Flash90)
“We on the right have much to learn from this. When we are in power we are considerate, and here the left acts without any consideration,” he claims, adding: “When we return to power, no one should expect us to hold a dialogue.”
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