"The potential for a clash between the need for self-defense and the risk of violating human rights is great. The High Court of Justice is the institution that can protect human rights during truly difficult periods. For residents of the territories who have been harmed by the government, there is no other address" (Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch, in an interview with the Israeli business daily Globes).

"When the reactor was bombed in Iraq, human rights were also harmed. But this doesn't mean that the High Court should have intervened in the government's considerations as to whether or not to bomb the Iraqi reactor. With regard to the separation fence, it should have been possible to consider compensation rather than altering the fence's route ... issuing injunctions delays the work in a way that can harm national security" (Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann, in an interview with Haaretz).

If there is one thing that obligates any decent and enlightened person to rise up against Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann, it is his basic approach to human rights. Of all the disputes between him and Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch, this is the most substantial, even if it is the most hidden.