Israel's judicial overhaul isn't just about getting Netanyahu out of his corruption trial. It's about paving the way for full on annexation of the oPt.
Let’s go back and take a closer look at just a few of the orgs who organized a massive pro-overhaul demo earlier this week:
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Let’s go back and take a closer look at just a few of the orgs who organized a massive pro-overhaul demo earlier this week:
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Let's start with Regavim, who posted drone images from the demo. What do their drones do the rest of the time? They "monitor" Palestinian construction so that Regavim can inform the Israeli authorities straight away on illegal construction - which happens all the time, since, as>
an IDF representative told a Knesset committee last week, 95% of Palestinian applications for building permits in Area C of the West Bank are rejected in the first place.
Regavim has many representatives in government: Finance Minister Betzalel Smotrich - who is also responsible for the Civil Administration which grants/rejects Palestinian permit applications - is Regavim's co-founder. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
Smotrich has now set up an official "Settlement Administration", headed by his right hand man and Regavim co-founder, Yehuda Eliyahu. Yachin Zik and Sraya Damski are now also government officials having risen up the ranks through Regavim.
Next: Ad Kan, an org dedicated to silencing anti-occupation orgs in various ways (and is currently suing us). According to reports, Ad Kan was partially funded by the Samaria Settlers' Council, an org who produced arguably antisemitic content about left wing NGOs.
Next: B'Tsalmo, a pseudo-mccarthyite NGO run by Shai Glick, who dedicates his energy to tracking down cultural events with even a hint of human rights-related content in order to intimidate the hosts of the event into canceling. i24news.tv/en/news/israel…
Then there's Im Tirtzu, the group that has set up public snitching hotlines for people to "report" anti-occupation activists and comments by academics which they consider to be unpatriotic. Pictured: an Im Tirtzu shirt that reads: "Dictatorship now!"
There are many more pro-occupation orgs on the list, but we'll stop here and leave you with one of a few massive banners that featured at the pro-overhaul demo, calling on the government to re-establish settlements in Gaza ("Gush Katif - We're Returning Home!").
As time goes on, it's becoming impossible to ignore: they don't just want to decimate Israel's judicial system for the sake of it; rather, they see the overhaul as a vehicle for achieving their ultimate goal of full-on annexation.
There can be no democracy with occupation.
There can be no democracy with occupation.
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