Why not a National Referendum on Judicial Reform?

Mar 30, 2023, 5:17 PM

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Netanyahu and the coalition are constantly reiterating that their judicial reform legislation is backed by the will of the people. However numerous polls show that to be far from the truth, therefore undermining the premise that this legislation has such broad support.

Sadly, we are experiencing an unprecedented amount of animosity and strife and we are all consumed by worry over this situation, on both sides of the fence.

To this end, we should go the polls again…not to vote for a party or a government but a referendum on the legislation…in the same way that the UK did for Brexit.

This would give a much more accurate picture of what is wanted or not wanted by the majority of Israeli citizens.

About the Author

Lindsay Toledano was born and raised in London in a secular, Zionist family. Her father was responsible for the Hannah Szenes diaries being published in English; which she wrote about in another piece on The Blogs. She worked as an actress before getting married in 1975 and moving to Paris, followed by several years in New York and Los Angeles. She is the mother of two children, a writer, and has lived in Israel since 1995.