Opposition leader Tzipi Livni on Monday accused Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu of supporting legislation to weaken the courts, the media and non-governmental organizations in order to limit challenges to his power.
"There is an intentional plan to damage those factors which serve as the checks and balances, and critics of the government," Livni stated.
Israel is a Jewish democratic state – I’m sick of people saying we have to pick one," Livni stated. "The Jewish values of the State of Israel are part of the democratic values. Equality is not a democratic add-on, it is a Jewish value as well."
"I do not believe we have to speak about each specific bill. There is a critical mass of legislation that is breaking the balance of democracy," the opposition leader said.
Livni stated that Israel was becoming "extremist and nationalistic."
"The task of this conference is to put a mirror in front of our faces and see that the picture is no longer so complimentary," Livni said.
