The silence that fell on the justice system before the elections is only the calm before the storm

An opinion piece in 'Zman Yisrael' argues that the Israeli justice system is unusually quiet before the elections, avoiding significant decisions. The author cites a report on the postponement of an announcement about resuming the Meron disaster investigation, and criticizes Justice Minister Yariv Levin for his calls to cancel the Netanyahu trial and for insisting on the judicial reform.

An opinion piece in 'Zman Yisrael' argues that the Israeli justice system has entered a period of silence before the elections: the Supreme Court is not releasing significant decisions, the Attorney General has 'gone underground', and the prosecution is avoiding rulings on major cases. The author notes a report by Josh Breiner in 'Haaretz' that the prosecution was about to inform the High Court of the resumption of the criminal investigation into the Meron disaster (45 dead), but intervention by the police legal advisor, Commander Iran Nahon, led to a one-month delay. Nahon is close to Knesset Speaker MK Amir Ohana, who was the Minister of Public Security at the time of the disaster. The author wonders why the opposition does not remind the public of the 'horrors of the judicial coup'. He quotes Justice Minister Yariv Levin, who said in an interview that he would have advanced the judicial reform in the same manner and pace. The author criticizes Levin for his calls to cancel the Netanyahu trial, and states that 'a justice minister is not just a concerned citizen'. He predicts that the silence will break after the elections, but the judicial decisions will be swallowed up by the election results.