Military legal officer General Major Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi cautions against Israel being stripped of one of its main defences on international legal issues amid tension over Prime Minister Netanyahu-led government's judicial overhaul plan.
The Supreme Court is set to hear a series of appeals this month by lawmakers and watchdogs that challenge The judicial measures, including a law that was passed in July and which limits the court's power to rule against the government. / Photo: Reuters Archive
"The Israel Defence Forces 's international legitimacy efforts are greatly benefited by the aura, the protection, with which the justice system provides it - particularly, the Supreme Court's professional and independent international status," said Tomer-Yerushalmi. The Military Advocate General's Corps is tasked with upholding the rule of law within army ranks and includes an international law department that advises the military on laws of armed conflict.Tomer-Yerushalmi added that the military has been presenting the government with the possible implications of its judicial measures. Israel has faced criticism over the legality of its actions in its decades-old conflict with Palestinians.
Netanyahu has since said some of the measures in the original plan have been scrapped and that he would seek a broad consensus on any new judicial reforms, which he says are aimed at restoring a balance between the branches of government.
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