Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has elevated himself to dictator in part to immunize himself from prosecution.
We hear every day that “Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East,” but is Israel a democracy or a dictatorship?
In a democracy even the highest members of the government are accountable to law, but this isn’t the case with Netanyahu. After a two-year investigation the Israeli attorney general announced his intention to indict Prime Minister Netanyahu on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
This is like Mueller indicting President Trump for colluding with Putin to steal the US presidential election. All would be over for Trump, but not for Netanyahu. Netanyahu simply removed the Israeli justice minister, Avichai Mandelblit, and appointed himself to the post, thus immunizing himself from prosecution.
As prime minister, Netanyahu had already assigned himself the ministries of Defense, Health, and Education. Now he is Justice minister as well. How much of a government can be in the hands of one person before that person becomes a dictator? Think about it this way: If President Trump were also Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of Homeland Security, would he be a president or a dictator?
Trump has none of these posts, but some Democrats accuse him of being a dictator. What then does that make Netanyahu?
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“Trump has none of these posts, but some Democrats accuse him of being a dictator. What then does that make Netanyahu?”
It means nothing concerning Netanyahu, as for now he is the duly elected Prime Minister of Israel. Says a lot about the Democrats though.
Where to begin? Avichai Mandelblit is the Attorney General, not the Minister of Justice. That position was held by Ayellet Shaked, who vacated it after failing to be re-elected to the Knesset (parliament). Mandelblit who remains in office, recently refused Netanyahu’s request to postpone indictment proceedings. While it’s true that Shaked’s successor at Justice favors immunity for Netanyahu, granting it would require Knesset approval of a highly controversial new law which was a factor in Netanyahu’s failure to form a governing coalition, forcing new elections. It’s adoption is highly unlikely.
Doesn’t this journal have fact-checkers?
The issue of elected officials acquiring excessive power is common in democratic systems, especially with long-serving officials. But to call Israel a dictatorship demonstrates either an appalling ignorance of the Israeli system. Or a blind prejudice. Or both!
Ira Youdovin
Israel fact check: Isisrael is fake state. Abu Satanyahu Al Telavivi is war criminal, every single or isisrael parliament is murderer. Isisrael Occupation Force is best armed terrorist organization. Squatters are illegal fake-Jooz and land-grabbers imported from EU & US & Russia. Nothing have changed much since 1948.
Thank you for setting us straight on that one. I read P. C. Roberts religiously; he is a surpassing expert on the US scene, maybe not so current on the situation in Israel.