Former Supreme Court chief Asher Grunis rushed to hospital in serious condition

20 January 2026, 9:07 pm

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Former president of the Supreme Court Asher Grunis attends the swearing in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the president's residence in Jerusalem, February 13, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Former Supreme Court president Asher Grunis has been rushed to the hospital in serious condition.

The 81-year-old conservative led the court in 2012-2015. He currently chairs the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee.

The committee is vetting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s nominee for Mossad chief, Roman Gofman, whose selections have been questioned over his involvement in the use of a minor for a so-called influence operation while serving in the Israel Defense Forces.

Grunis also leads the state commission of inquiry tasked with investigating the Submarine Affair. Formed under former prime minister Naftali Bennett in 2022, it is probing some $2 billion worth of deals with German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp that have been under scrutiny for possible corruption and bribery. One aspect of the probe deals with critics’ accusation that Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu green-lit a 2014 naval deal between Germany and Egypt that jeopardized Israel’s qualitative advantage at sea.