Israel in its worst crisis since its founding

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At the same time, in an interview published Monday with the Israeli news site ynet, he expressed the hope that the country would emerge stronger from the drama. Israel’s 75th anniversary celebrations begin Tuesday evening. They are overshadowed by the dispute over judicial reform, which opponents dismiss as a threat to democracy.

“The reform of the judiciary, the things that happened around the formation of this government, the coalition agreements — all of this is exploding at the same time,” Herzog said. Many see the reform pursued by Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing religious government as a “change in the world order”.

The crisis is being watched with concern by Israel’s allies, Herzog said. “The world is watching, our enemies are celebrating and our friends are worried. I’m being asked what’s going on.”

“In addition to the questions that have occupied us since the early days of Zionism, about the balance between Jewish and Democratic, the influence of religion on our lives and the limitation of power, there are many psychological aspects,” Herzog told the current disputation. . “We are a people gathered from 100 different places.” Many of these people have had traumatic experiences.

“I think it’s a development process, if we get through it as a society, with agreed guidelines, we can come out stronger,” Herzog said of mediation efforts between the government and the opposition in his office. “We must do everything we can to avoid the alternative, an irreparable break.”

(SDA)

Source: Blick