PROTESTERS MARCHED in the streets of Israel again this week, protesting the judicial reform bill being pushed through the Knesset by a conservative coalition led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s Likud party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What most outsiders don\u2019t understand is that secularists in Israel orchestrated what amounts to a coup through the court system years ago, when the growing influence of religious Jews became obvious. In a piece published this week by the Jewish Press<\/em><\/a>, journalist David Israel recalled a remarkable 2016 interview with MK Israel Yitzhak Eichler<\/a> of the United Torah Judaism party that explains what\u2019s happening: <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI complained once to a former justice minister about the activism of the courts, who were intervening in legislation without the authority to do it, disregarding the separation of powers. So he told me, \u2018Listen, forget this nonsense. When we realized that [religious Jewish parties] are getting stronger, we realized you were going to conquer our state. And we had two options: either declare a military coup d\u2019\u00e9tat, or a judicial coup d\u2019\u00e9tat\u2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2018So we decided,\u2019 he told me, \u2018to shift the balance in all the government ministries to favor the judicial system\u2019 \u2014 empowering the Attorney General, the State Prosecutor, the government legal advisers, the attorneys, because the legal system doesn\u2019t rely on the masses \u2014 \u2018And that\u2019s how we\u2019ll save our country.\u2019 And they did it.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In other words, liberals in Israel, realizing that they couldn\u2019t get the votes for their agenda, took over the country through the courts. The bill in Knesset would rein in the power of Israel\u2019s Supreme Court, and that\u2019s why activists, many of whom have flown to Israel from other nations, are trying to turn the country upside down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The same thing has happened in the United States through the backing of George Soros for radical left-wing district attorneys, who have enormous power to decide which cases to prosecute at the local level. Without winning a majority in Congress or on the Supreme Court, the laws of the United States have been fundamentally shifted to favor certain groups over others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n And the U.S. State Department is doing the same thing through its Global Equality Fund, sending taxpayers\u2019 money to groups pushing the LGBTQI+ agenda in other countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Also: Britain\u2019s de-banking scandal; Project 2025; and FedNow lays the groundwork for Central Bank Digital Currency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Get our free app!<\/strong> It connects you to these studies plus our weekly video programs, SciFriday<\/em>, Unraveling Revelation<\/em>, and A View from the Bunker<\/em>. The app is available for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Links to the app stores are at www.gilberthouse.org\/app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Check out our online store!<\/strong> www.GilbertHouse.org\/store<\/a> is a virtual book table with books and DVDs related to our weekly Bible study. Take advantage of our monthly specials!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Video on demand of our best teachings!<\/strong> Stream presentations and teachings based on our research at our new video on demand site<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you for making our Build Barn Better<\/strong> project a reality! Our 1,200 square foot pole barn now has HVAC, along with a new epoxy floor, 100-amp electric service, new windows, insulation, lights, and ceiling fans! Next, we\u2019ll hang wall paneling and then move our studios and book\/DVD warehouse and shipping office out of our home. If you are so led, you can help out by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Please join Derek and Sharon Gilbert each Sunday for the Gilbert House Fellowship<\/a>, our weekly Bible study podcast. Log on to www.GilbertHouse.org<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click the arrow on the player below to listen now, or right-click (control-click if you have a Mac) the \u201cdownload\u201d link to save the mp3 file to your hard drive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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