Levin warns High Court not to intervene against new bill on judicial appointments

20 March 2023, 11:26 pm

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Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on January 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a key figure in the government’s judicial overhaul push, warns the High Court against intervening against a new proposal to cement political control over the selection on judges, including to the top court.

Speaking with the pro-Netanyahu Channel 14, Levin asserts the changes address critics’ concerns that the proposal will lead to a constitutional crisis and remove doubts that the coalition’s true aim is give itself power to determine the makeup of the courts.

“This would be a red line that we won’t accept,” he says, referring to a decision to strike down the measure once passed into law.