The court system hits back at National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir after he blames the High Court of Justice for this morning’s deadly terror attack.
“It is a shame that on the day when such a severe attack occurred, Minister Ben Gvir chooses to attack the High Court of Justice. This is a regrettable remark,” reads the statement as quoted by Ynet. “The judiciary shares in the grief of the victims’ families and wishes a full recovery to those wounded in the attack.”
At the scene of the shooting in Jerusalem, the far-right leader implied that the High Court was to blame for the attack.
He accused judges of encouraging terror to “raise its head” with a ruling yesterday that deemed Israel was not properly feeding Palestinian security prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made similar remarks, with less explicit wording.
Opposition leader Yair Lapid also criticizes the premier and Ben Gvir for their attacks on the judicial system in the wake of the shooting.
“Netanyahu and Ben Gvir will never change. While the victims lie before us, the government is already blaming the judicial system… instead of taking responsibility,” he says.
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