From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Justice Minister says High Court degrades Israel’s Jewish character
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJustice Minister Ayelet Shaked slams the High Court of Justice, saying its ruling yesterday barring indefinitely jailing illegal migrants who refuse deportation degrades Israel’s Jewish character.
Speaking at a Tel Aviv conference of the Israel Bar Association, Shaked says that yesterday’s decision “did not see the preservation of a Jewish majority [in Israel] as a value worth being weighed.”
The High Court allowed Israel to continue with its controversial practice of deporting illegal migrants to an unnamed third country, but ruled the government cannot jail those who refuse to go for more than 60 days.
Hours after the ruling, Shaked announced plans to introduce legislation allowing Israel to deport migrants even without their consent.
— Jacob Magid
The Times of Israel Community.