Title: Far-right Israeli Lawmaker Elected Representative to Judicial Appointments Committee - Israel News - Haaretz.com
Everything’s falling into place, per the Federalist Society’s and other US Conservative’s "Common Plan.”
Kroizer (see below) is a perfect fit for “Democratic Fascism,” and Yoram Hazony’s equivalent “Conservative Democracy.” With the goal of Democratic Fascism as articulated by Willmoore Kendall’s denunciation of the “1789 Constitution,” which he so despised, in favor of the pre-Bill Rights 1787 Constitution. With Hazony expressing his support for the same 1787 Constitution, with the kind of “double-speak” one must recognize in both those political theorists, thus, equating their common goal, with Joseph Goebbel’s to “erase 1789 from history.” Meaning to erase “Enlightenment liberal” principles from our societies, which is what Hazony’s and Kendall’s “political theory” called for.
"3.Law.ThelawinEnglandandAmericahasitsbasisintheAnglo-American constitutional tradition as a whole, beginning with the Bible and the common law of England. The American Constitution of 1787 is a sound _expression_ of the English constitutional tradition, as adapted to conditions in North America beginning 150 years before independence. It is these sources of the English and American legal inheritance that a conservative democracy seeks to retrieve. The attempt to deduce particular national laws in America or Britain from theories of universal human rights is likewise a product of the post–Second World War period and should be abandoned. The Anglo-American legal tradition, with its basis in the Bible and the common law, provides ample basis for rectifying injustice, including oppression based on race.” (Emphasis added.)
"5. Experiments in Conservative Democracy The trauma of the Second World War persuaded Americans and Europeans to adopt the closed system of Enlightenment-liberal principles as the sole foundation for public life and moral obligation. But Enlightenment liberalism provides no resources for maintaining the traditional forms of public life and moral obligation that these nations had previously known. Christian and Jewish religion, the independent national state, the traditional family and congregation, and even the distinction between man and woman—all of these things have their basis in the Bible. When it displaced the biblical framework that supported these forms of life, liberalism severely damaged all of them.”
(TP-the “loosening” of "traditional morals,” putting aside so much hypocrisy in those, from the horrendous World Wars, military life, the expansion of global Empire begun in 1898 by Republican leaders, the vestiges of slavery, etc., had nothing to do with that “displacement?”
Hazony’s book, “Conservatism: A Rediscovery,” something akin to Mein Kampf in my opinion, without exaggeration, though slightly more moderate and tempered in language, has received broad right-wing acclaim, from Traditional Conservatives (Dreher), what was once considered “Neoconservative” (First Things), and outright fascists, if we accept that anyone adopting and promoting Carl Schmitt’s fascist ideology as Peter Thiel did, must be a fascist themself.
But for a counter-point to that, we have these “notable” Conservative’s praise:
Praise forConservatism: A Rediscovery
“With this astonishing book, Yoram Hazony takes uncontestable leadership of postliberal conservatism, becoming not only its most important public intellectual, butalsoitspassionateprophet.Conservatism:ARediscoveryisthebookwehave long been waiting for: a compelling critique of where the right went wrong and how it can create a vital new public philosophy by reinvigorating old truths. An unusu- ally compelling mix of history, political science, cultural analysis, religious wisdom, and personal testimony, Hazony’s instant classic is not just the voice of a new conservatism; it is also the voice of an old civilization whose clarion call proclaims hope and sounds the way out of the contemporary West’s dark wood.” —RodDreher,senioreditoratTheAmericanConservativeandauthorofLiveNot by Lies
“Conservatism:ARediscoveryisafascinating,erudite,andmind-openingwork— historically adept, philosophically vital, and clearly written. It’s a must-buy and a must-read for anyone who thinks deeply about liberty, responsibility, and commu- nity.” —BenShapiro,hostofTheBenShapiroShowandeditoremeritusofTheDaily Wire
“Steeped in history, framed with well-defined concepts, and presented in crystal clear prose, Hazony’s powerful vision of conservatism for the twenty-first century is capable of steering the ship of state out of our present perils.” —R.R.Reno,editorofFirstThingsandauthorofReturnoftheStrongGods
“Libertarians are used to arguing against those who praise government in the name of ‘progress’ and for the sake of their own power. But the more intellectually forceful challenge to libertarianism comes not from progressives but from conservatives. Yoram Hazony provides that challenge in this lucid exposition of a tradition of conservative nationalism that begins in the Old Testament and passes through George Washington and Alexander Hamilton to our own moment.
—PeterThiel,authorofZerotoOne
Sharing that doesn’t promote the book, as many here already have devoured and internalized it, I’m sure. But in my opinion, none of this extreme right-wing, fascist s**t coming from Hazony and a now deceased one-time leading segregationist was what I once believed the Committee for the Republic stood for? Was I wrong?
"Kroizer, 37, is the son of the dean of the Yeshiva of the Jewish Idea, a far-right educational institution founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose teachings he follows.
"Speaking with national broadcaster Kan’s Reshet Bet on Wednesday, Kroizer indicated that he would likely limit his support to judicial candidates who espouse a right-wing, Jewish nationalist ideology.
"Any judge whose worldview is Zionist and Jewish is invited to be a judge in Israel. If he is a Zionist who is connected to the Zionist world, with great joy,” he said. "There are quite a few Muslims, Druze and Circassians whose worldview is Zionist and who serve in the security system and serve the state.”
"But "if we have an event of a judge who does not respect the anthem, does not respect the flag and the symbols of the state, why let him judge?” he asked. “Also someone who works against the worldview of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel."
Well, that settles that! Mission Accomplished for the Zionist Settlers like Hazony, and U.S. Conservatives/National Conservatives/New Rightists/Federalist Society/Heritage Foundation/CPAC/ISI/The American Conservativemagazine, et al.
Israeli lawmakers elected on Wednesday a far-right Knesset Member Yitzhak Kroizer of Itamar Ben-Gvir's Otzma Yehudit party as the coalitions representative to the Judicial Appointments Committee.
The committee's makeup has sparked significant controversy due to the government's intentions to overhaul the judiciary and reconfigure the court.
Knesset members voted for a second candidate for the Judicial Appointments Committee, after tensions over the first torpedoed the negotiation talks between the coalition and opposition.
After a bristling Knesset vote last month, which ended with the nomination of opposition lawmaker Karine Elharrar from Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party, it is customary that the Knesset now select a representative from the coalition.
The committee itself has not met for over a year, and is unlikely to meet in the current Knesset session, which concludes at the end of July.
Many in the opposition heads fear that Justice Minister Yariv Levin does not intent to convene the committee.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid sent a letter after the vote to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Levin warning that if the committee does not convene within 14 days, he will turn to the High Court.
National Unity leader Benny Gantz welcomed the final step of electing a second representative, and called to convene the committee. "The intention to prevent the committee from convening for a year, until the winter, means taking tens of thousands of Israelis hostage to the whims of Netanyahu and Levin," he said.
In its current composition, Netanyahu's coalition could veto the appointment of new Supreme Court judges, but it will not have a majority to pass its judicial overhaul.
Three lawmakers put forward their candidacy for the committee: Yesh Atid's Idan Roll and Ron Katz from the opposition, and Yitzchak Kroizer of the far-right Otzma Yehudit party representing the government. Another coalition nominee, MK Moshe Solomon (Religious Zionism), withdrew his candidacy.
Kroizer, 37, is the son of the dean of the Yeshiva of the Jewish Idea, a far-right educational institution founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane, whose teachings he follows.
Speaking with national broadcaster Kan’s Reshet Bet on Wednesday, Kroizer indicated that he would likely limit his support to judicial candidates who espouse a right-wing, Jewish nationalist ideology.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir with coalition nominee Yitzhak Kroizer (Otzma Yehudit) in the Knesset on WednesdayCredit: שריה דיאמנט
"Any judge whose worldview is Zionist and Jewish is invited to be a judge in Israel. If he is a Zionist who is connected to the Zionist world, with great joy,” he said. "There are quite a few Muslims, Druze and Circassians whose worldview is Zionist and who serve in the security system and serve the state.”
But "if we have an event of a judge who does not respect the anthem, does not respect the flag and the symbols of the state, why let him judge?” he asked. “Also someone who works against the worldview of Jewish settlement in the Land of Israel."
The Judicial Appointments Committee vote has been a sticking point in the ongoing talks between Netanyahu and the opposition regarding the controversial judicial overhaul legislation. As it stands, the planned reforms to the committee would guarantee an in-built majority for the government to select judges.
Israel’s parliament was meant to vote for two lawmakers to sit as representatives on the Judicial Appointments Committee in June, as a trust-building move to ensure the continuation of negotiations between the government and opposition.
Some ministers were reluctant to award this victory to the opposition, as long as there was no definitive legislative agreement regarding the judicial overhaul, and the government announced they would postpone the vote. However, the opposition went ahead and fielded their candidate Karine Elharrar, while Likud firebrand Tally Gotliv defied the whip to put herself forward. In the end, only Elharrar was selected in an anonymous ballot that saw dissenting coalition MKs support her.
