From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Karhi accuses High Court of carrying out ‘coup,’ tells Levin to ignore decision
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi accuses the High Court of Justice of staging a “coup,” after it told Justice Minister Yariv Levin to bring the appointment of a new Supreme Court president and two new Supreme Court justices to a vote in the Judicial Selection Committee, and to begin preparations for such a vote “in the coming days.”
“Even if such a delusional judgment is issued, the justice minister must act in accordance with his powers according to law and not listen to those who try to tamper with its foundations, and certainly not resign from his position. We must be strong and determined in the face of the hostile takeover attempt by the unelected over Israeli democracy and law,” Karhi tweets.
The decision is not yet binding since it is not a final ruling but the three justices presiding over the case told Levin that a final ruling will be issued in September “should such a thing be necessary.”
“This is the embodiment of legal tyranny,” Karhi continues, adding that “this is not law – this is a coup!”
