Israel Business Forum says it will ‘shut down Israel’s economy’ if government defies High Court

21 March 2025, 2:48 pm

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The Israel Business Forum, which represents most private sector workers from 200 of the country’s largest companies, warns that it will “shut down the Israeli economy” if the government does not respect the High Court of Justice’s temporary injunction against Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar’s dismissal.

“If the Israeli government does not honor the order and leads Israel into a constitutional crisis, we will call on the entire Israeli public to stop respecting the government’s decisions… and we will shut down the Israeli economy,” it says.

Earlier this week, the forum urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to walk back his “destructive” decision to dismiss Bar, warning that the “last thing” Israel needed was more internal division.