Sure opposition will argue Israel is not ready for a Constitution - judicial activism when knesset does not recognize basic laws as a Constitution is more than a conflict related to separation of powers and rule of law - its a clear refusal to adhere to written principles and garantees -even when notwithstanding clauses promise an alternative to not enforce basic rights - why a bit positivism seems so frightning to Israeli ruling class? Even ECHR is ready to balance HR and security "needs" with outcomes smetimes worse than israel judicial activism that refuses to play with positive rules better than europeans and americans. This disdain of constinental system, a lack of a really democratic constitution recognizing western standars oh human rights does not necessarily need not be harmful, but the opposite - Israelis should learn a bit with with western hypocrisy, better not to be an exception - mixing common law and non-subordination to any higher standard of aparent recognition of international standards (like europeans, americans and australian do) may be a better way to face at least part of criticism hard to convence non-zionists. Is seems like criminal arguments, but the fact is that there are tens of thousands refugees in Israel better off than in may places, but State seems so afraid of any bureaucratic step harming more its image, not to say memory of persecution strenghtening neo-zionists atguments. Democracy is much more than "political rights", pluralism and human rights are the only way to build up a democracy, and its not all related to arab-israeli conflict - there is a battle raging inside - if israel want to be recognized as a democracy by western democracies better to play the game - not convinced that refusing to settle down the issue delayed since the Declaration of Independence.
Crowd-sourcing the constitution - National Israel News | Haaretz
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