Code of Silence >> Moving up to play in the big leagues...
See the missing video in the middle? "Community Guidelines violation"...
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From my very first day on TikTok, my videos were delayed. In the beginning, I was inexperienced and didn't understand what was happening—I thought I had done something wrong. Eventually, the videos would always appear, sometimes with a 12- or 24-hour delay (the censor was probably busy).
Today, when I uploaded the video, a caption popped up immediately: "Content under review." It was a novelty, there were no notices in the past.
And this time? It didn't pass.
The short video (about 2 minutes) was a response to Shlomit on TikTok. She explained in her video that people share crazy stories with her from the courts—the kind that make "your head explode." So why is everyone staying silent? According to her, out of fear that public trust in the system will be lost completely.
In my opinion, that explanation is simply unconvincing.
Then again, perhaps we are talking about different things: Shlomit might be talking about instances where the court abused minors or adults in divorce proceedings—a phenomenon that is unfortunately not uncommon.
I am talking about something else entirely: inherent features within the Net HaMishpat (the Israeli courts electronic case management system) that must be viewed as criminal per se.
About 100,000 lawyers, around 1,000 judges, 120 Members of Knesset, Ministers of Justice—for 16 years.
And not a single person opens their mouth.
This isn't just a minor unpleasantness. This is a criminal Code of Silence. And how is such a code of silence enforced? Simple: people know that severe damage will be done to them if they dare to speak up.
Honestly, I'm tired of playing on the youth league's home field. Collecting views on TikTok is nice... but it's time to move up to the adult league.
Yesterday, I sent a notice to the President of the Technion and the Chair of VERA (Committee of University Heads, Israel): I clarified that I expected to know whether they intend to take action regarding their Legal Counsel, Adv. Rachel Ben-Ari. I explained to them that my next step is a direct appeal to the institutions of the European Union.
What's the catch?
The public in Israel doesn't understand just how anomalous Net HaMishpat is—both in how it was established and in how it is operated. Lawyers act as if it's the most natural thing in the world, likely because most of them entered the justice system after Net HaMishpat was already a fait accompli.
In my view, there is no chance in the world that Net HaMispat would pass even a superficial review under GDPR (European General Data Protection Regulation) standards. And salvation will come precisely from there.
Why?
Because maintaining its "Adequacy" status with the European Union is of critical importance to the State of Israel—both for the high-tech industry and for academia.
Israel has already undergone assessment reviews twice (in 2011 and in 2024). During the second review, a massive team at the Ministry of Justice managed the preparations, including legislative amendments and regulations.
How did they pass?
It's unclear. What is certain is that the European auditors missed what was right before their eyes, under their noses.
So they'll call me Hamas (a senior advisor to the Minister of Justice has already called me that), maybe ISIS... but only an idiot is willing to let the state shit on his head in the name of "patriotism."
I also don't believe real harm will be done to the state. If I manage to move the needle, the State of Israel will quickly announce an investigation and correction of Net HaMishpat. If that is the outcome, we will all benefit, and I will know that I contributed more to defending the civil and human rights of Israeli citizens and residents than many Supreme Court justices ever have.
And one more personal note:
My decision to take action is also tied to the passing of my beloved uncle, Eli Shamir, of blessed memory.
Eli was the one who supported me during my hardest times, and he was the one who asked me in 2010 to start examining the information systems of Israel's courts. After he passed away, the penny dropped: I'm not getting any younger either.
If not now, when?
And the black hole in Haifa, as fate would have it, provided me with top-tier materials for this exact purpose.
