Likud MK Moshe Saada Warns Upcoming Election is Referendum on Israel's Judiciary

Member of Knesset Moshe Saada of the Likud party has declared that the upcoming Israeli election will serve as a referendum on the character of the country's judicial system. Saada stated in a radio interview that the legislative actions taken in the previous Knesset term were merely preparatory steps for more significant changes.

He outlined plans for the next term, which include appointing ten new Supreme Court justices, a new Supreme Court president, a new Attorney General, a new State Prosecutor, and a new head of the Police Internal Investigations Department. Saada emphasized the long-term impact of these appointments, noting that a 53 or 54-year-old appointee would serve on the Supreme Court for 17 years, during which time they would influence appointments to lower courts.

"This is a dramatic event," Saada asserted, explaining that such appointments shape the judiciary for a generation. He framed the election choice as one between "progressive, leftist judges" and "professional, value-based, national judges," reiterating his view that the election is a "referendum" on these fundamental questions.