Yair Golan Condemns Government's Defiance of Supreme Court Ruling as Prelude to Voter Disobedience

Yair Golan, chairman of the Democratic Party, opened a faction meeting by sharply criticizing the Israeli government's recent decision to oppose a Supreme Court ruling. He accused the government of disregarding judicial authority and advancing a wave of anti-democratic legislation. Golan described the government's stance as a "dress rehearsal" for a more dangerous act: outright disobedience to the electorate's mandate. He further warned that while Prime Minister Netanyahu orchestrates what he called a "regime coup," Netanyahu and his supporters continue to promote the idea of a "unity government," which Golan dismissed as a recycled and deceptive narrative. He concluded by likening Netanyahu to a persistent furniture salesman, implying that despite changing tactics, his approach remains the same.