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Tuesday, April 8, 2025
High Court kicks out Likud MK after she heckles court again moments after reconvening
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJeremy Sharon is The Times of Israel’s legal affairs and settlements reporter
In an unprecedented scene, High Court president Isaac Amit orders MK Tally Gotliv to be removed from a hearing on petitions against the firing of Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar after she immediately interrupts the resumed proceedings.
Amit had just reconvened the session and read out his decision that the hearing would be held without an audience in the courtroom following disruptions from Gotliv and others.
איזו התנהלות בושה וחרפה של חברת הכנסת @TallyGotliv באולם. לא מפסיקה להפריע באולם.
הנשיא עמית: "מעבר לכך, אין להקל ראש במה שקרה. זה אירוע חמור. שלטון החוק והדמוקרטיה מחייבים שבית המשפט יוכל לקיים דיון כהלכתו ללא מורא".
עמית ממשיך: "זה שערוריייתי שהרשות המחוקקת לא מאפשרת לרשות… pic.twitter.com/MtKR6QcGi1— aviad glickman (@aviadglickman) April 8, 2025
Amit calls the heckling “severe” and is again interrupted by Gotliv, leading him to order the session momentarily suspended again and for her to be removed from the courtroom, adding that it is “quite outrageous” that the “legislative branch is not allowing proceedings in the judicial branch.”
Chaotic scenes unfolded earlier in the courtroom and outside after a father whose son died in the current war castigated the judges in court for holding the hearing, leading Amit to freeze the session for nearly an hour.
Security guards removed him from the courtroom, causing outrage among those who supported his sentiment, while outside the courtroom an uproar erupted among supporters and opponents of the government.
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