Ben Gvir urges restarting frozen judicial overhaul after High Court order on electing Supreme Court president

By Sam Sokol 8 September 2024, 5:27 pm

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Sam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir attends a ceremony for the incoming police commissioner at the National Security Ministry in Jerusalem, August 25, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir calls for restarting the government’s frozen judicial overhaul after the High Court of Justice orders Justice Minister Yariv Levin to convene the Judicial Selection Committee and select a new president for the Supreme Court.

Arguing that the unanimous decision constitutes “a serious conflict of interest” by the justices, Ben Gvir declares that the only conclusion that can be drawn from the ruling is that “there is an urgent need to restore the legal reform as soon as possible.”