Aharon Barak Photo: Yossi Zamir, Flash 90
Aharon Barak: “A people who won’t fight – maybe they don’t deserve freedom”
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10.02.23 | 12:42
Retired President of the Supreme Court, Aharon Barak, was interviewed by Roni Cuban on Kan 11 and said about the legal revolution: “If our people come to the conclusion that they do not want the rights – there will always be enough dictators who will be willing to serve the people.”
Retired Supreme Court President Aharon Barak, the father of the constitutional revolution, was interviewed on the “Meeting” program with Roni Cuban on Khan 11 and said: “If, God forbid, our people come to the conclusion that they don’t want the rights, a dictatorship is good for them, that’s what the people want – always There will be enough dictators who will be ready to serve the people.’
He said: “I hope this will not happen, that the people will stand up for their rights and support the court so that they can protect their rights… A people who does not have the strength to fight for their freedom may not deserve freedom at all.”
In response to the question of whether he would leave the country, he said: “I always told my children – I will die here, you will live here.” So I will die here. Because this is my land, I always wanted a garden because I wanted to have land, the land of Israel. But if there is no spirit of freedom, if there is no aspiration for rights, then no court will be useful.’
In addition he said:I ask myself what do they want from me? I already retired in 2006, I haven’t been in court for many years. You still think that my ruling has any effect on Israeli law. Thanks for this thought. I thank you”.
Barak also referred to the issue of the lack of Mizrahi representation in the House among the Supreme Court Justices, challenging the ruling in Deri’s case and the claims that were received for ideological and racist motives. Barak claims that in his years in the judicial system “we did not find judges of Moroccan origin who are suitable to serve in the Supreme Court”.