Text messages won’t erase the evidence
Op-ed: The mountains of documents, recordings and testimonies collected by police and ISA investigators in Case 4000 have nothing to do with the judge and attorney’s stupidity. Some politicians, however, are eager to destroy the entire legal system to rescue a few corrupt people from the hands of justice.
In light of the tempestuous and sensitive public atmosphere, the disappointment caused by the childish behavior of Judge Ronit Poznanski-Katz and the Israel Securities Authority investigator cannot be downplayed. In addition to polluting the investigation, they seriously damaged the integrity of the law enforcement system and the justice system.
But the spin is as big as the flop. The politicians and their sycophants are eagerly grasping this story, hoping it will lead to the eradication of all investigations in the different cases plaguing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Because of an exchange of text messages—as foolish and as faulty as it may be—they are trying to erase mountains of testimonies, documents and evidence about millions of shekels that were moved from here to there.
Well, we should put things back in proportion and pull the handbrake, before the train of investigations disintegrates into a dark abyss of populism and lies. All the comments we heard from politicians Sunday night, which sprung up like mushrooms after the rain to undermine the legitimacy of all investigators and all judges, are one big spin. A concise message box saying: Destroy Case 4000.
Indeed, this affair fell into their hands like ripe fruit, and they are mercilessly sinking their teeth into it. And if, while doing so, they are intentionally increasing the lack of faith in all of the kingdom’s institutions—so be it. No matter how much it costs.
So let’s pour cold water on this instigation and simply say that there is one truth under the veil of folly exposed Sunday evening: Police investigators and ISA investigators have collected mountains of evidence, documents, recordings, testimonies and one state’s witness, which are standing firm on their own and have nothing to do with the investigator and judge’s display of stupidity.
No matter how many lies they try to tell the public, Case 4000 is by all standards one of the biggest corruption affairs in the history of the State of Israel. The Walla! CEO’s recordings have nothing to do with the judge, and neither does state witness Shlomo Filber’s purifying testimony.
The judge’s conduct is troubling and outrageous, but it’s sadder and much worse to see the eagerness of deceptive politicians to destroy the entire legal system to rescue a few corrupt people from the hands of justice. Allegedly, of course. Allegedly.
