The Zionist watchdog organization Im Tirtzu launched a new public campaign this week calling to reform the “unchecked and overreaching” judicial system in Israel.
The campaign, called “Saving Israeli Democracy—Restoring Trust in the Justice System,” comes in light of the illegal leaks, witness coercion and other reported problematic aspects of the investigations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to Im Tirtzu, the controversy surrounding the investigations is merely a heightened manifestation of the dangers posed by what it said was Israel’s unchecked judicial and investigatory branch.
The group is therefore calling for major judicial reforms, including establishing an independent audit mechanism for the State Attorney’s Office, changing the way in which court justices are selected, legislating a Basic Law enshrining the separation of powers between the branches of government and establishing a committee of inquiry into the Netanyahu investigations.