Ministers slam Supreme Court for staying away from pro-settlement event

Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin lash out at the Supreme Court for its announced shunning of a state ceremony celebrating 50 years of settlement in the West Bank and Golan Heights.

Earlier today, Supreme Court Justice Miriam Naor said the court would not participate in “controversial” political events.

Shaked in response accused Naor of “undoing the stateliness of an official ceremony” and said the court’s refusal to participate in the festivities “gave the false impression that the event is of a political nature.”

Levin accused the court of being part of the left-wing Meretz party.

“It turns out that the judges are actually working for the Meretz party,” he says. “You could also say that the kibbutz movement and Independence Day are political.”