Finance Minister Smotrich Slams Supreme Court Over Land Authority Appointment Delay
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich harshly condemned the Supreme Court's decision to delay the appointment of Yehuda Eliyahu as Director-General of the Israel Land Authority until after the elections. Smotrich accused the court and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of trying to prevent Eliyahu's appointment due to his settlement background and intended policies. The minister vowed to complete the appointment post-election and called for broader reforms in the justice system.
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- Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attacked the Supreme Court for delaying Yehuda Eliyahu's appointment as head of the Israel Land Authority.
- Smotrich accused the court and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara of trying to prevent a "critical Zionist appointment."
- The minister linked the appointment delay to land policy in the Negev and Galilee.
- Smotrich claimed opposition to Eliyahu is due to his past settlement activities in Judea and Samaria.
- He called the court's ruling a "legal injustice" and vowed to proceed with the appointment after elections.
- Smotrich also called for reforms to remove "extreme elements" from the justice system.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich fiercely criticized the Supreme Court's decision to postpone the appointment of the Director-General of the Israel Land Authority (ILA) until after the upcoming elections. Smotrich asserted that the court's ruling aims to thwart the appointment of Yehuda Eliyahu to the position, linking the struggle over the appointment to land policies in the Negev and Galilee.
"The people of Gali Baharav-Miara, the Attorney General, and Supreme Court justices are doing everything to thwart the important and critical Zionist appointment of Yehuda Eliyahu to the position of Director-General of the Israel Land Authority," Smotrich stated. He emphasized the ILA's significant role in managing state lands, marketing properties, and increasing housing supply to lower housing costs for Israeli citizens. The minister also highlighted the ILA's crucial function in implementing land policy in the Negev and Galilee, which he intends to change.
Smotrich claimed that opposition to Eliyahu's appointment stems from his past activities in the settlement movement in Judea and Samaria and the policies he is expected to advance at the ILA. "The leftists in the legal system know that Yehuda Eliyahu is the man who made the settlement revolution in Judea and Samaria, they know he will change this body from top to bottom, restore the Zionist-settlement spirit, and Judaize the Negev and the Galilee. Therefore, they are trying to prevent this appointment."
The Finance Minister escalated his remarks, calling the court's ruling "an injustice, a Zionist injustice, a Jewish injustice, but mainly a legal injustice." He accused the court of collaborating with the Attorney General and forcefully blocking their rights and duties. Smotrich affirmed his commitment, along with the Prime Minister and Housing Minister, to finalize Eliyahu's appointment after the elections. He also called for an election victory to advance reforms in the justice system, remove "extreme elements" that he claims have taken over the system, and counteract what he described as a post-Zionist and progressive policy being imposed on Israel.
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