The roots of the conflict between Netanyahu and the Israeli judiciary.
The controversies in Israel’s political space these days are a repetition of Netanyahu’s series of battles with the Zionist regime’s judicial system over “maintaining power”. After the dramatic victory of the extreme right movement in the recent Knesset elections and the formation of a cabinet by the leader of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu is now seeking to remove the last obstacle to establishing the foundations of his dictatorship in the occupied territories, which is the challenge of court cases. On this basis, the Prime Minister himself, with the help of the Minister of Justice Yario Levin, has taken an amendment bill to the Knesset for voting, according to which the majority vote of the Knesset members can nullify the judicial rulings and eliminate its executive requirement.
Right now, the cases “1000”, “2000”, “3000” and “4000” are ongoing in the Israeli judicial system as “Netanyahu’s corruption” cases. These cases have remained silent only because of the unwritten agreement between the current prime minister and the judiciary, with the aim of removing the right-wing prime minister from power. In the continuation of this report, we will try to discuss the history of the conflicts between Netanyahu and the judiciary, and examine the recent conflict between the two in occupied Palestine.
corruption cases; From “1000” to “4000”
Benjamin Netanyahu is one of the few Israeli politicians who has been able to rely on power for more than 15 years. However, the existence of open judicial cases makes him always feel the shadow of the court and being convicted of the crime of corruption over his head. In the so-called “1000” case, Netanyahu and his family are accused of receiving $300,000 in illegal gifts from foreign businessmen. These gifts are mostly in the form of precious jewelry, alcoholic beverages, and rare cigarettes at the disposal of Netanyahu and his family.
Netanyahu’s second corruption case is related to the exchange of bribes between him and Ernon Mozes, the publisher of Yedioth Aharonot newspaper. In the “2000” case, Netanyahu, in agreement with this newspaper, wants to present a more positive image of himself in the Israeli political sphere. In return, the leader of the Likud party pledges to support this newspaper against “Israel Eliom” and to stop its publication. After the start of “Israel Eliom”, Yediot Aharonot newspaper was in a very unfavorable situation and its circulation was reduced.
