Professors for a Strong Israel
Statement to the Press - 14 December 2006
Re: In defense of democracy
The judicial activism instituted by Aharon Barak during his long rule of the High Court has weakened the system of checks and balances in Israel's democratic government. The immense power of the judiciary, together with the weakness of the legislative and the executive branches, has brought the judges to intervene excessively in matters where they don't belong. Barak reached new heights in his last decisions, which cause severe injury to the ability of Israel to defend herself against her enemies: strict limitations on targeted prevention of terrorist attacks, and obligations on the state to compensate enemy citizens injured in this war of self-defense.
Professors for a Strong Israel calls on the new President of the High Court to give back some of the excessive power accumulated by the judiciary. She can thus help restore the checks and balances that are essential to democracy, as well as the trust in the Court's impartiality that has been lost by large parts of the public.
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