Netanyahu blasted the decision of the High Court to decide whether he’s fit for office.
By World Israel News Staff
“In a democracy, who decides who will lead the nation – is the nation. No one else. Otherwise it’s simply not democracy,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tweeted in a video post on Sunday.
Netanyahu was responding to a dramatic decision by Israel’s Supreme Court to hold a hearing over whether Netanyahu, facing indictment in three corruption cases, can form a government.
The decision by the court to weigh in has raised eyebrows as Israeli law permits a prime minister to stay in office when indicted and throughout court proceedings, including appeals. Only if convicted must the prime minister step down.
Even Likud MK Gideon Sa’ar, who is challenging Netanyahu for leadership of the party, tore into the court’s decision to intervene.
In a post Sunday evening, he said, “The question of whether Netanyahu can form a government is not a legal question but a political one, and it is incorrect for the High Court to intervene on the issue. The law is clear.”
“A prime minister isn’t replaced in the courtroom but at the ballot box,” he said.
Miki Zohar, the Likud’s Knesset whip, said, “If the High Court makes the scandalous decision to meddle in politics and forbid Netanyahu from forming a government, we will pass the override clause.”
Zohar was referring to a bill that would give the Knesset the power to override court decisions that overturn legislation.
“If there is anything that improves the odds for a 61-seat right-wing bloc, this would be it,” Zohar said, noting that Israel’s right-wing would be energized if the High Court ruled against Netanyahu.
The court is set next Tuesday, December 31 to hear the submitted petition asking that it issue a ruling on Netanyahu’s fitness to govern..
The petition was filed by attorney Dafna Holtz-Lachner on behalf of 67 public figures.
内塔尼亚胡（Natanyahu）否决了高等法院的决定，以决定他是否适合任职。
以色列世界新闻社
“在民主制国家，谁来决定谁将领导国家–就是国家。没有别人了。否则，这简直不是民主，”总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡（Benjamin Netanyahu）在周日的视频中写道。
内塔尼亚胡回应以色列最高法院的一项重大决定，就内塔尼亚胡面对三起腐败案的起诉能否组建政府进行听证。
由于以色列法律允许总理在被起诉时以及在包括上诉在内的整个法院程序中任职，法院的决定权令人震惊。总理只有在被定罪后才能下台。
甚至向内塔尼亚胡（Natanyahu）挑战党的领导的利库德（Likud MK）基迪恩·萨亚（Nikya Gideon Sa’ar）都对法院的干预决定感到不满。
他在星期天晚上的一个帖子中说：“内塔尼亚胡能否组建政府的问题不是法律问题，而是政治问题，高级法院对此问题进行干预是不正确的。法律很明确。”
他说：“总理不是在法庭上而是在投票箱内被取代。”
利库德邦议会的鞭子Miki Zohar说：“如果高等法院做出丑闻决定干涉政治，并禁止内塔尼亚胡组建政府，我们将通过优先条款。”
佐哈尔（Zohar）指的是一项法案，该法案将赋予议会以推翻法院推翻立法的决定的权力。
佐哈尔说：“如果有什么办法可以改善拥有61个席位的右翼集团的可能性，那就可以了。”他指出，如果高等法院对内塔尼亚胡作出裁决，以色列的右翼将获得活力。
法院定于12月31日下星期二审理提交的请愿书，该书要求法院就内塔尼亚胡的执政资格作出裁决。
该请愿书是由律师达夫纳·霍尔茨-拉赫纳（Dafna Holtz-Lachner）代表67位公众人物提出的。