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Thursday, January 9, 2025
Lapid says he won’t comment on coalition’s new judicial reform package until Levin allows appointment of Supreme Court chief
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"
Responding to a far-reaching package of judicial reforms proposed by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid says that he won’t even weigh in on the issue until Levin shows that he can obey court orders.
“I will respond d to Yariv Levin immediately after he complies with the court order and appoints a president of the High Court of Justice by January 16,” Lapid states.
Last month, the court ordered Levin to hold a vote in the Judicial Selection Committee for a new president of the Supreme Court by January 16.
