Thursday, January 12, 2012

Dura lex sed lex

What really undermines the Israeli democracy is disrespect to the law by the political fringes, equally by the extreme right, often represented by settlers and ultra-religious community, and the extreme left, represented by Meretz, Hadash and their supporters:
"MK Zehava Gal-On (Meretz) on Thursday slammed a High Court of Justice decision Wednesday upholding the Citizenship and Entry Law, saying the decision leaves a stain on Israel's law books. The court rejected a petition against the law, which makes Palestinians married to Israelis ineligible for Israeli citizenship. Gal-On filed the petition along with The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah)."

I might agree with Gal-On's opinion on the matter, but I do disagree with her thinking that her opinion is more correct than the supreme court decision.

Note: MK Gal-On has already a rather scandalous reputation - see here.

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