In speech outside top court, Levin vows to end rule by ‘handful of judges’ over government

Justice Minister Yariv Levin vows to pursue his controversial judicial overhaul legislation in a speech to right-wing demonstrators outside the Supreme Court building in Jerusalem.

“We came here to say — no more. The control of a handful of judges over the Knesset and government is not a new thing,” Levin says.

He vows to put an end to the “tyranny of a handful of judges, and one attorney general, who are trying to prevent the great change.”

“We will realize the will of the people,” Levin promises. “The people demand judicial reform, there will be a complete judicial reform,” he says.

Since 2023, Levin has been spearheading controversial legislation that would bring the judiciary under the control of the government.

“Do you hear us in the Supreme Court? You won’t stop us,” he says.