The first judicial system in the people of Israel was established in the desert, according to the outline proposed by Jethro, Moses' father-in-law.
He advised Moses to choose from among the people "men of war, God-fearing, men of truth, hating iniquity," and to appoint them as judges of the people.
Later, when Moses delivers his speech to the generation about to enter the land, he talks about the establishment of this legal system, but does not list 'hating greed' as one of the qualities of the people he chose. It was said that he did not find any haters of greed...
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If this was the case in the days of Moses, it seems that it would be difficult to find such people in our time. And if we scrutinize every public official down to the last detail, we would have no officials, no mayors, no judges, no ministers, and no prime ministers, because in each and every one of them it would be possible to find one flaw or another.
We can already summarize
It is clear that we must strive for clean public action, but we must be realistic. Corruption must be eradicated where it is essential and disrupts the proper functioning of those in office. Preoccupation with trifles creates a harsh sense of persecution, diverts enormous public resources in the wrong directions, and undermines public trust in the system of trust in upholding the law.
Whether there is a plea agreement or not, we can already summarize the affair that has accompanied us in recent years. The massive investigation, which cost enormous sums, ultimately revealed only trivial matters. The insistence on conducting a trial against a sitting prime minister was seen as a clear political move. It received uncritical support from those who wanted him removed from the scene, and aroused enormous anger from those who saw it as an attempt to circumvent the will of the people and oust a prime minister who enjoys great public support.
The way the investigation was conducted, as it emerged during the trial, is very disturbing. There is no law and no justice. Investigators do whatever they want in the investigation, in violation of the law.
The prosecutor's office, which is supposed to supervise them, does not know and does not listen, and even backs down. And the ordinary citizen says to himself, if this is how they conduct an investigation of a prime minister, how much more so will they trample on every shred of human rights when it comes to an ordinary citizen.
Pray "Our Judges Return""
This is not how we want to see the legal system, without which "everyone would swallow their fellow man alive." We want it to invest its resources in real crimes. Our problem is not bottles or cigars, but the protectionism that runs rampant without hindrance. The burglaries of homes and businesses that are almost never investigated. The massive agricultural thefts that make each of us pay more for agricultural produce.
We want to see a legal system that does not take sides in political debates, and does not interfere in questions of values and religion. Its preoccupation with these issues causes a loss of trust in it, and degrades it to a low point from which it will be difficult to rise.
And perhaps all of this is just intended so that we pray with greater intention, "Our judges answered as they did the first time.".
