As the government on Wednesday continued to advance its judicial reform bills, opposition leader Yair Lapid lost his equilibrium. Amid a raucous debate on the Override Clause, an amendment to one of Israel’s Basic Laws that will curb the power of the Supreme Court, Lapid got up to speak, quickly reaching an extremely high volume. “I want to address the real prime minister [Justice Minister] Yariv Levin. Since you run this government, you have to remember that with power comes responsibility. And in another half a year from now, when the Israeli economy is shattered on the floor – because it’s already shattering – when the security is on the floor, when the state will fall apart from within, it will be on your head because you’re the real prime minister,” Lapid fear-mongered. “It will be on your head because you preferred to let the state fall apart just to change the composition of the committee for the appointment of judges, that you dreamed of all your life,” Lapid claimed. Prior to Lapid’s speech, MK Simcha Rothman, the chairman of the Consitution, Law and Justice Committee, slammed Lapid, saying: “I want to protest again and again against the BDS campaign that you, Yair Lapid, are running against the State and its citizens. It’s unprecedented and irresponsible.” Lapid screamed at Rothman from his seat: “Who are you anyway?! Who are you anyway?!” In the video below, the members of the opposition can be seen screaming at Rothman: “Criminal, criminal!” (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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