Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in the Knesset plenum Wednesday that the disconnect between authority and responsibility is the root of all evil, responding to MK Bliak. 'All we are doing is restoring authority and responsibility,' he added, according to a single source.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich defended the coalition's approach to the judiciary during a Knesset plenum debate Wednesday, responding to MK Bliak. Smotrich stated that the government has not decided that everyone can do as they please, noting the existence of the High Court and the attorney general. He argued that the 'disconnect between authority and responsibility' is the fundamental problem and that the coalition's actions aim to restore that connection. The remarks are part of an ongoing public debate over the balance of powers between the executive and judicial branches in Israel. Smotrich, a senior coalition figure, has been a leading voice in the government's criticism of the judiciary's role.
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