Supreme Court rejects Braverman’s request to appeal his release conditions

The Supreme Court rejects Tzachi Braverman’s request to file an appeal against the restrictive conditions that were imposed on him while he is under suspicion of interfering with an investigation.

Braverman — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief of staff, who was appointed to be ambassador to the United Kingdom but has yet to take up the post — is barred from leaving the country, and cannot contact Netanyahu or other officials in the Prime Minister’s Office as conditions for his release from detention.

The court rules that Braverman’s case is not the right opportunity to consider whether the public interest can factor into matters regarding arrest and release conditions. Braverman has argued that it is in the public interest for the restriction on his leaving the country to be lifted, since it is delaying his ability to take up his post as UK ambassador and harming relations between the two countries.

Judge David Mintz says that the restrictions are due to expire on Tuesday, and that Israel’s diplomatic standing is unlikely to be harmed during that period to an extent that would justify changing the balance between the needs of investigators and the public good.

Mintz also points out that the ambassador post has been empty since September 2025, and that even though Braverman was appointed that month, it was decided he would not begin his term until January 2026 for professional reasons and due to his position as the chief of staff to the prime minister.

Braverman is being investigated on suspicion of interfering with an investigation and other crimes, in connection with allegations that Braverman told Eli Feldstein, a spokesperson for Netanyahu, that he could quash a military investigation into Feldstein over the leak of a classified document to the German newspaper Bild.