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If High Court overturns reasonableness law, gov’t won’t fight it until after war, Likud official says
Illustrative: Then-Supreme Court Chief of Justice Ester Hayut and Supreme court justices at a court hearing in the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 6, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
An unnamed Likud official tells the Kan public broadcaster that even if the High Court of Justice strikes down the reasonableness law, the government will not address the issue or attempt to reinstate the law until the end of the war in Gaza.
Earlier this week, a bombshell publication of a leaked draft ruling indicated that justices are set to narrowly strike down the law passed this summer as part of the government’s judicial overhaul program.
Justice Minister Yair Levin has urged the court not to issue its ruling, saying it would be too divisive as the nation unites behind the country’s security forces amid the war against Hamas in Gaza.
