Justice Minister Shaked disavows Yogev’s remarks

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked distanced herself from comments made by fellow Jewish Home party lawmaker Moti Yogev, who suggested that the Supreme Court should be destroyed for authorizing the demolition of two structures in the Beit El settlement.

“Of course I eschew those [comments] — the Supreme Court is a worthy and important institution. Sometimes I do not agree with [the court’s] conclusions, but of course we respect them,” Shaked says.

“I also call on those in the field not to raise their hands [against others] because we are all brothers. Protest is legitimate but violence is not,” she says.

“The State of Israel and the Israeli government is committed to continue building in Judea and Samaria [the West Bank]. I hope the government will begin building and find appropriate legal solutions [to continue construction],” Shaked concludes.