Finally, after years of public and legal efforts – the State Inquiry Committee will be established. But even though it’s been months since the decision, the committee hasn’t started working yet.
We made it clear to the parties: in such a time of highly hazardous medical and economic crisis it is categorical to refrain from establishing a government of more than 18 ministers.
While Israel experiences an unprecedented health and economic crisis, we have been watching closely in order to make sure that the various Ministries have been administering the crisis properly.
When the Water Corporations Lack Integrity: The Hakol Kalool (All Inclusive – a TV program) Water Law was passed a year and a half ago. This law determined reducing the number of water corporations and changing the draconian rules that extorted the Israeli citizens. The law had been confirmed after a long struggle of…
Following the prime minister’s indictment, it should be clear to all: Enough is enough. Netanyahu must resign. A prime minister can not continue to function as such under an indictment. Netanyahu himself once said: “A prime minister who is submersed in investigations has got no public and no moral mandate”. If this is valid for…
When being indicted, an ordinary citizen arrives at the Court and tries to prove his/her innocence. This is how Netanyahu must act. In no way should he use his special status as a politician in order to evade trial. His very asking for immunity raises severe questions regarding his own trust in his own arguments.…
The new State Comptroller Matanyahu Engelman has recently stated his intention to close the department that is dedicated to fighting corruption. We have no doubt that this act will seriously harm the fight against corruption in all levels of government.
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel (MQG), has been defending the democratic ethos in Israel for over 28 years as an independent, non-partisan, grass roots, non-profit association. With tens of thousands of members and growing, MQG has evolved into one of Israel’s largest and most effective public interest organizations. On behalf of all Israel’s…
Following the elections, the coalition negotiations started alongside ideas of anti-democratic legislation – the Passage of Overcoming, the so-called French Law, the Immunity from Prosecution Law, another law that would undermine the Gatekeepers and turn their roles into the politicians’ “positions of trust”, and more such ideas.
The Movement for Quality Government in Israel 