The Power Game: What Really Stands Behind the Delay in the High Court Ruling?

Prof. Moshe Cohen Eliya claims that the High Court of Justice is deliberately delaying its ruling on the Levin-Saar amendment to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, out of fear that a unity government will be formed and establish a constitutional court that would strip the High Court of its authority to invalidate laws.

Prof. Moshe Cohen Eliya argues in an opinion piece that the High Court of Justice is deliberately delaying its ruling on the Levin-Saar amendment to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee for political reasons. According to him, the High Court prefers a narrow change government over a broad unity government, as a unity government would be forced to establish a constitutional court that would strip the High Court of its authority to invalidate laws. The article quotes Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit, who said, "A shudder passes through all of us at the very idea that politicians would choose judges." Cohen Eliya claims that the dramatic ruling is expected in the near future, and that juristocracy is the most polarizing factor among the people of Israel.