From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Crowds gather at Supreme Court ahead of Bar hearing
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleCrowds of reporters, activists and others are gathering outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, where a High Court hearing is set to begin on petitions against the government’s controversial decision to fire Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar, with Supreme Court President Isaac Amit presiding over the case, together with incoming deputy president Noam Sohlberg and Justice Daphne Barak-Erez.
Video shows a line of guards keeping a group of people from entering the hearing.
הדיון עומד להתחיל. גיבורי ישראל כדוגמת נועם תיבון, רוני אלשייך, דן הראל, נמרוד שפר הגיעו לדיון. גם תומכי נתניהו הגיעו pic.twitter.com/mtF6hqTcKX
— aviad glickman (@aviadglickman) April 8, 2025
Among those at the courthouse are former police chief Roni Alsheich, former Shin Bet head Yoram Cohen and former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo, all of whom served under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The hearing is being livestreamed online.
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