I was involved in legislating dozens of laws, perhaps hundreds. But my glory didn't lie in legislative work, if there is any glory in it. The Israeli law books are full of laws that aren't enforced anyway.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Israel is a society governed by the rule of law.
What I have come to realize over the twenty years when I have worked in different roles as a legislator is that no legislation is as good as the enforcement of it.
What I was doing was servicing the needs of my constituents and I was not allowed to do that because I did not toe the line on U.S. policy for Israel.
I'm a lawmaker, but I really don't like laws.
I'm the only person that has ever run a principle-based legislative body.
I have used the laws of this country just like the greatest people that you read about every day in business have used the laws of this country, the chapter laws, to do a great job for my company, for myself, for my employees, for my family, et cetera.
Laws are the sovereigns of sovereigns.
The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.
We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.
I believe in enforcing the laws as written by the Legislature, as signed by the governor.