Putting Democracy at Risk

Sep 13, 2022 10:34 am

By: Avi Bareilly/ Israel Today (adapted)

Since throwing stones at Knesset before 70 years, in “compensation” demonstration in 1952, Knesset has not witnessed such a threat before. Such as, Benny Gantz and Gideon Sa'ar threat for systematic reforms last week, as their suggestions for a long-term government without trust from Knesset, is a direct threat on a country with election arbiter.

“Tyrannical government” is the most proper expression to describe a government takes place without the agreement of its elected representatives, which will of course lead to break down the stability of the state. In related context, there are political signs that other parties in Gantz and Sa'ar political government would be organizing with the elections campaign, as a new party has recently joined to democracy institution, which is “citizenship empowerment center” that started with launching advertisements for democracy stability to eliminate it.

The new speech for George Orwell indicates that the institution and the center are both one party in the suggestions to protect the current government and keep it as it is, even if it lost the Knesset trust or failed in passing the budget law.
Gantz and Sa'ar suggestion based on neglecting Knesset's permission for forming a new government. Government should be formed by the biggest list chairman elected by Knesset, even if it doesn't a majority in Knesset. To wet, the biggest list chairman should obtain, at least, 40 chairs, which is not familiarized for Knesset today, that depends on the majority to establish its government.

These are, to a great extent, not adjustments but red flags on the democratic system, that all democrats from all parties should reject.