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Gantz says Netanyahu to blame for minister telling employees to ignore attorney general despite High Court order
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam 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"
Blue and White-National Unity chairman Benny Gantz slams Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for declining to call on his cabinet to obey the High Court after Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi instructs employees in his ministry to ignore legal position papers issued by the Attorney General’s Office.
“The fact that the prime minister remains silent and is unwilling to commit to respecting any High Court ruling speaks volumes about him, no less than about his irresponsible ministers,” Gantz declares, stating that Netanyahu “bears responsibility” for Karhi’s refusal to obey the court.
Karhi’s instructions follow yesterday’s government decision to fire Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and directly contradict an order issued by the High Court of Justice, which froze implementation of the dismissal and instructed the government not to change its working relationship with her.
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