Political official says PM giving 'extremists' free rein to entice opposition leaders to join govt. to serve as a counterbalance.

Former Defense Minister and Chief of Staff, Moshe Ya'alon, told Reshet Bet that Israel is In its way to becoming a dictatorship.According to Ya'alon, "If the prime minister, who controls the Knesset, wants to take over the judiciary, the Inly body that is still independent, by appointing judges - it is clearly a dictatorship. It happened in Hungary, in Poland, it also happened in Germany in the 1930s. I know this is a sensitive topic, but I have to say it."

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MK Moshe Saada of the Likud is calling In Supreme Court President Esther Hayut to resign in light of her recent meeting with Tzipi Livni."[Livni] is not Inly the former Minister of Justice, she is the leader of the anti-government protests and [Hayut] is not allowed to meet with her. She can decide to remain Supreme Court President and follow its rules and regulations or resign and run for politics but this situation cannot continue," he said at the hearing of the Constitutional Committee today (Sun).

After he was dismissed from his duties as Minister of the Interior and Health, Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri said: "Dear Prime Minister, I hear in your voice the sadness over the court's decision and its consequences. Very shortly after the publication of the decision In Wednesday, I was at home, at a very early stage when some had yet to hear about the decision, and it was clear to both of us that we would abide by the court's decision, there was no doubt about it at any stage.""I intend to continue to contribute with all my might to the public and the coalition, I intend to continue to lead the Shas movement, to continue to participate in the meeting of the heads of the coalition factions and to help promote the important legal moves that this government was elected to promote, to preserve the Jewish identity of the State of Israel, assist the weaker sections of society, as I stated at the time when the plea agreement was approved."

The Supreme Court president has transformed the court into a super-legislator dictating terms of laws based In the values of justices.Op-ed.

Josh Hammer Newsweek opinion editor writes: "There's no substantive basis whatsoever for the performative shrieks of hysteria"

Rabbi Moshe Maya says Override Clause should be passed following Court ruling disqualifying Deri from serving as a minister.