Accountability in Israeli Democracry
- - - - by Yoel.Ben-Avraham
In response to Jerusalem Post article Feb 22, 2006
So much for public accountability. If they really had nothing to fear from public investigation, they would not be so vehement about their desire to squash this initiative!
So much for public accountability. If they really had nothing to fear from public investigation, they would not be so vehement about their desire to squash this initiative!
Even as the Knesset convened for a special session to vote on launching an investigation into the Amona evacuation, Olmert told the committee that the day after elections he could rule against such a committee, and was likely to do so.How anyone can call the deliberate, premeditated use of excessive force against the vast majority of passive protesters justified is absolutely unfathomable. The only thing I can think is that these thugs desire to push the National Religious against the wall so far and so hard that they will have no recourse but to respond in kind. On that level, with one of the most powerful armies in the Middle East and a Police Force that rivals neo-Nazi's in their skinned heads and willingness to follow orders no matter how violent, the only result can be the destruction of the State of Israel as we know it.
"I will not allow such a committee to be established against our security forces," Olmert declared. MK Arye Eldad (National Union) promised Olmert that the Knesset would vote against the committee, if the prime minister's office took it upon themselves to launch an investigation.
"No such investigation will be launched," Olmert said. "You are sitting here blaming me for telling the police officers to use zero tolerance against settlers throwing rocks. But I will not be blamed."