‘Incitement’: Judicial Authority condemns Smotrich’s pledge to ‘trample’ Supreme Court president

The Judicial Authority, which represents the Supreme Court and the Israeli court system, condemns comments by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that the government will “trample” Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, describing his remarks as “incitement” against the Judicial Authority and against Amit himself.

“Statements expressing threats against judges are not part of a legitimate public debate. This is an extremely grave statement whose sole purpose is to intensify violent and inflammatory discourse against the judiciary and its head, and is all the more [severe] when the words are said by an elected official,” the Judicial Authority says in a statement to the press.

Earlier, during a faction meeting of his Religious Zionism party, Smotrich denounced the Supreme Court and Amit for rulings against the government.

“Isaac Amit is a violent megalomaniac who completely tramples [the government] and is stealing Israeli democracy, who has an extreme lack of awareness, who is doing things in the court that were never done before, and the result is that we will trample him. There won’t be a choice,” said Smotrich.