Israel should bring Jewish law into its legal system - Haaretz - Israel News
Basic Law on Democracy (Haaretz Israel News)
- Under such circumstances, the need to enshrine the rules of the democratic game in a constitution is greater than ever. In the absence of the possibility of passing a constitution, a much less comprehensive, but essential, law should be passed: a Basic Law on Democracy. Below is the draft of such a bill:
1. The State of Israel is a democratic state, in which decisions are made by the principle of majority rule, on the basis of general and egalitarian elections held every four years or less.
2. The Knesset freely determines the laws and oversees the cabinet, and the Supreme Court freely oversees the actions of the legislative and the executive branches and of the Israel Defense Forces.
3.The Supreme Court and the IDF are responsible for protecting this law.
4. Any attempt to fundamentally harm the democratic character of the State of Israel shall be considered treason, punishable in accordance with the law.
5. Amendments to this law shall require a two-thirds majority of Knesset members in each reading, but shall not involve fundamental changes to this law.
One chain of command (Haaretz Israel News)
- That is a mistake. The government must not give in to those who do not accept its authority, particularly if certain rabbis threaten that their students will not enlist in the army. The more the state ignores the incitement in the hesder yeshivas, the more it allows it to grow.
This growth is not "spiritual," as the rabbis label it. By virtue of the rabbi's position and the special arrangement between the army and the yeshiva, this growth effectively means a division of authority. The inciting rabbi is not "expressing his opinion." He is telling his students to do the opposite of what their commanders instruct them to do. This division is a surefire recipe for the breakup of the army and a sign of anarchy.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
No comments:
Post a Comment