Commentary: Mr. Netanyahu Should Declare That Israeli Bill Of Rights The
Next Legislation After Basic Law For Appointment Judges
Dr. Aaron Lerner 23 March, 2023

Tonight, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu proclaimed his commitment to
enacting an Israeli Bill of Rights, but unfortunately, he declined to
announce that it would be the next legislation after pushing through the
second and third readings next week of a basic law covering the appointment
of judges.

If I were Netanyahu, I would have even announced that the text for the first
reading of the Israeli Bill of Rights is the text already hammered out by
the team of highly respected top legal experts (almost all of whom are
identified with the Left).

It's a win-win move.

Turning to legislating an Israeli Bill of Rights, which from the get-go has
broadly acceptable wording, puts the opposition into a dilemma: is their
place in history to be blotched by the stain of voting AGAINST Israel's Bill
of Rights?

The move would also dramatically reduce the possibility that the Supreme
Court would opt not to simply dismiss any petitions filed challenging the
basic law covering the appointment of judges.

There's still time for Mr. Netanyahu to simply post this already broadly
accepted text as the proposed Israeli Bill of Rights on his website and call
on Gantz and Lapid to help him rush this important legislation through the
Knesset.

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