Who’s to judge?

Regarding “Protecting Justice” (June 16), it is sad that judges and the prime minister are receiving death threats. This must be condemned and the police must put its hands on these criminals as fast as possible.

On the other hand, we witness a continuous erosion in the standing of the Supreme Court, which today lacks public consensus. The Court is becoming more powerful, reducing the power and governability of the elected government and Knesset.

Any intervention in the legislation process of our elected Knesset should happen only in very exceptional circumstances. However, in Israel, this is not the case. Any legislation approved by Majority Knesset, has become subject to review by the Supreme Court, an institution without any supervision or accountability for its actions and judgments. It has developed into a “superpower.”

An overhaul of this judicial system is imperative to restore the balance of power between the parliament and the Supreme Court. Such overhaul will reduce the social tensions and frictions in our society, which feels that the unelected judges have overtaken the rule of law according to their ideology.

I therefore recommend a simple law, in order to restore the supremacy of Knesset, like in any democratic country and society:

“If the Supreme Court intervenes in the legislation process of the Knesset, then the verdicts of the Supreme Court will have no binding authority, but be viewed as recommendations. The Legislation Committee of the Knesset is entitled to decide whether to bring these recommendations forward for vote to the Knesset. If yes, then the Knesset will vote and decide whether to endorse or reject these recommendations of the High Court. The vote of the Knesset will be final.”

Such a law will return the ultimate power to the Knesset, as in any democratic society. This is real democracy, where voters will feel again, that their votes count and have influence.

SHLOMO FELDMANN Givatayim