Commentator Chaim Cohen published a post Monday calling the Netanyahu trial a 'political witch hunt' funded by billions of shekels in public tax money, and argued the real struggle is between a secular elite and the religious public in Israel. Cohen called for a representative of the religious community to defy the High Court by refusing to appear or recognize its authority, claiming only such confrontation would rebalance power.
Commentator and former Knesset aide Chaim Cohen published a lengthy post on his the source Monday afternoon, offering a sharp critique of the ongoing corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Cohen described the proceedings as a "political witch hunt" financed by billions of shekels in taxpayer money, and argued that the real conflict is between a "secular, enlightened elite" and the religious-nationalist public in Israel.
Cohen argued that the religious public's representative must eventually stand before the High Court of Justice "with an outstretched arm, without fear"—refusing to attend hearings or to recognize the court's authority. In his view, only such confrontation would rebalance the power scales, which he described as tilted toward a "juristocracy" rather than democracy.
He also assessed that Netanyahu personally made a strategic error over the years by participating in "their game" and allowing the legal system to set the tone, rather than asserting his mandate as an elected leader.
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