The bosses, the dealers, and the enforcers: the sociology behind the legal 'mafia' in Israel

Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya argues in an opinion piece that Israel's legal system operates like a mafia, using investigative tools as leverage to preserve the old hegemony. He quotes Police Superintendent Boaz Blet who said 'they use the police as a means' and describes a hierarchy of bosses, dealers, and enforcers.

Prof. Moshe Cohen-Eliya argues in an opinion piece that Israel's legal system operates like a mafia to preserve the old hegemony. He quotes the head of the Police Investigations Department, Superintendent Boaz Blet, who said 'they use the police as a means' and that cases are kept as 'leverage tools'. He also mentions the refusal of Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara to appear before the district court at the request of the judges in the Netanyahu trial, and the intention of the Change Bloc to cancel the incapacitation law amendment. The article relies on Italian elite theories and describes a hierarchy of bosses, dealers, and enforcers within the legal system, media, and academia. It includes harsh criticism of the use of investigative tools and threats to maintain power, and states that 'Israel is indeed a state of legal apartheid'.