Chaos Looms In Israel As Court Rebuffs Netanyahu
If you're an authoritarian, an aspiring autocrat, a power-hungry head of state or, frankly, just a run-of-the-mill politician, war can be a blessing.
Otherwise unpopular leaders often enjoy a temporary public opinion fillip at the onset of wars (the "rally around the flag" dynamic), which is why out-of-favor governments sometimes start them. Wars, I mean.
Relatedly, wars are a distraction from domestic problems, and can be leveraged by enterprising governments to override democratic norms, civ
8-7. Hard to believe the court came so close to surrendering its own power.
Indeed. I’d be curious to see what the dissenting opinions were (if they’re written)… though I agree that “unreasonable” is nebulous. But then again, at some point, all principles become nebulous…
I had no idea Israel had no constitution. So, since 1947 we given hundreds of billions of our money to a country with no written rules for their basic governance. We don’t have that much faith in our own government.