Israel's Supreme Court and Iran's clerical rule: A comparison

In the state, first of all in the state of Israel, if we go back to what we started with in Iran,

there's a regime, it's unpleasant to say, that's very similar to the Iranian system.

And I'll explain why.

What's in Iran? In Iran, there's a facade of democracy, on the outside.

There are elections, there's a parliament, there are parties,

there are candidates who even fight with each other quite seriously for the presidency.

And one is elected and one loses,

and there are parties, etc.

But notice, it's not just that they all obey the Supreme Leader and the mullahs.

Uh, just a second, that's it, I haven't gotten to that yet.

But everyone understands that it's a sham.

That the parliament has no power, the president has no power, and they're puppets.

First of all, they vet candidates in advance, only allowing those who fit.

Like they wanted to do here, with the rule that a prime minister under indictment can't run.

Basically the same system as in Iran, where the Ayatollah

The Supreme Leader denies the public's right to choose a specific candidate.

And there it's not just the Supreme Leader, there's a kind of council of experts, a council of experts,

that no one elects them, because they're above the political game,

they're separate from it, and they're the ones who actually run the country.

The unelected council of jesters, and the parliament and government are just a sham.

that they actually work for the unelected council of jesters.

And in our case, it's quite similar, there's a council that isn't elected by the people,

which is the Supreme Court justices,

who basically control the government and the parliament, which are elected by the people,

and it pretty much makes the whole thing a sham.

The elections in Israel, which we have every four or three years,

or unfortunately, less than four years each time.