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Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Court president halts hearing on Shin Bet chief nomination after Likud MK interrupts proceedings
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit halts the High Court hearing on the attorney general’s determination that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cannot nominate the next Shin Bet chief after Likud MK Tali Gotliv shouts out and interrupts the proceedings.
Members of the audience call out chants of “shame” after Amit pauses the hearing.
Gotliv has repeatedly interrupted recent high-profile High Court hearings and was removed from the court during a hearing in April over the government’s dismissal of previous Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar.
Shortly before Gotliv’s interruption, a member of the audience was removed from the hall after he shouted out to Amit that he had a conflict of interest in hearing the case.
His interruption came following the court president’s comments to the attorney for the petitioners that he should concentrate on the attorney general’s assertion that Netanyahu has a conflict of interest in appointing a new Shin Bet chief, due to the security agency’s ongoing investigation into the Qatargate and leaked documents scandals involved the prime minister’s close aides.
Amit had warned at the beginning of the hearing that anyone interrupting the proceedings would be immediately removed.
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