High Court rules PM not in contempt of court after breaching conflict of interest in overhaul

1 May 2023, 5:17 pm

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference at the Prime Minister's (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool/Flash90)

The High Court of Justice rules that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not in contempt of court when he declared last month that he would get involved in legislation to overhaul the judicial system, but orders him to heed Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s instructions.

The ruling comes in response to a petition arguing Netanyahu was violating a conflict of interest arrangement that bars him from involvement in matters that could impact his ongoing trial on graft charges. Baharav-Miara has said that the arrangement prohibits Netanyahu from involving himself in his coalition’s efforts to radically alter the judiciary, but that his announcement did not put him in contempt of court.