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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Menachem (Meni) Mazuz

Supreme Court Justice Menny Mazuz arrives for a hearing at the court in Jerusalem on March 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 28, 2023, 8:41 am
Retired justice: High Court should strike down ‘anti-democratic’ reasonableness law
Menachem Mazuz, who also served as AG, slams coalition’s controversial legislation, part of judicial overhaul package, as ‘corrupt’; agrees Israel on ‘brink of dictatorship’
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court Justice Meni Mazuz at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on March 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
January 30, 2023, 5:59 am
Ex-AG Mazuz says plans for judicial shake-up ‘most serious threat ever’ to democracy
Former Supreme Court justice warns Israel is facing ‘constitutional revolution’; ex-state attorney Lador says Netanyahu should be required to step down for conflict of interests
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing over the legality of Shas leader Aryeh Deri's appointment as a minister, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on January 5, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 12, 2023, 11:41 am
Ex-AGs and state attorneys issue unprecedented warning reforms may destroy judiciary
Legal advisers and top prosecutors since 1975 assail planned overhaul; current AG Baharav-Miara says PM spreading false claim she sought to fabricate probes into coalition members
By ToI Staff
Former Supreme Court president Aharon Barak in Jerusalem, December 8, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 6, 2023, 5:15 pm
Ex-chief justice Barak: Government’s judicial reform plan ‘will strangle democracy’
Other ex-justices, legal figures warn Levin’s proposals a foundational threat to Israel; says one: ‘Nothing in the literature to enable such a country to be considered a democracy’
By ToI Staff
Portrait of former Supreme Court Deputy President Justice Elyakim Rubinstein at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 14, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
September 28, 2022, 9:28 pm
Former justice Rubinstein selected to lead vetting panel for new IDF chief
Retired Supreme Court judge appointed temporary chair of senior appointments committee for sole purpose of reviewing Herzi Halevi’s candidacy for chief of staff
By Jeremy Sharon
Former vice president of the Supreme Court of Israel Elyakim Rubinstein attends a ceremony in Jerusalem on October 26, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 23, 2022, 3:01 pm
Ex-justice to temporarily lead vetting panel, clearing way to approve new IDF chief
Elyakim Rubinstein agrees to helm Senior Appointments Advisory Committee on ad-hoc basis, day after top court struck down selection of permanent appointee with elections nearing
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg at a court hearing against the appointment of Meni Mazuz as chairman of the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 21, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 22, 2022, 8:29 pm
High Court nixes vetting panel head, imperiling bid to appoint new IDF chief
Attorney general had sought to install Menahem Mazuz as permanent chair of the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, despite looming elections
By Jeremy Sharon
Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 15, 2022, 7:06 pm
Amid dispute, AG insists Mazuz must get permanent appointment to vetting panel
Opponents say interim government shouldn’t be allowed to make such key appointment; Gali Baharav-Miara says installing judge temporarily could erode committee’s independence
By ToI Staff
Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg during a Supreme Court hearing, July 18, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
September 7, 2022, 11:51 pm
High Court slams brakes on new IDF chief appointment amid vetting panel controversy
Noting government’s caretaker status, justices question why former top judge Mazuz, selected to lead appointments committee, shouldn’t get a temporary posting only
By Jeremy Sharon
Supreme Court Justice Meni Mazuz at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on March 22, 2019. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
August 14, 2022, 5:36 pm
Menachem Mazuz made head of senior appointments panel, over right-wing objections
Interior Minister Shaked fails to block former AG and Supreme Court justice; move has raised intense ire in opposition
By Jeremy Sharon and Ash Obel
Then-Supreme Court Justice Menachem "Meni" Mazuz at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, November 10, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 24, 2021, 8:48 pm
Former Supreme Court Justice Mazuz says Netanyahu tried to ‘crush’ legal system
Recently retired judge tells Haaretz Israel was ‘close’ to democratic collapse, describes ex-premier’s first court appearance last year as ‘a scary scene’
By ToI Staff
Justice Minister Gideon Saar leads a faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem on November 22, 2021. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)
December 2, 2021, 11:09 am
Sa’ar appoints temporary Supreme Court justice after deadlock in appointments
In rare move, Tel Aviv District Court Judge Shaul Shohat will serve a 6-month term on the high court while members of the Judicial Selection Committee continue to battle it out
By ToI Staff
Then-Supreme Court Justice Menachem "Meni" Mazuz at the President's Residence in Jerusalem, November 10, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 29, 2021, 9:31 pm
Judiciary and rule of law are under assault, retiring justice warns
Menachem Mazuz, former attorney general and liberal-leaning Supreme Court judge, is the second justice to leave the bench this month
By ToI Staff
People protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside his official residence in Jerusalem, on January 16, 2021 (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 16, 2021, 11:03 pm
‘Inoculate for corruption’: Anti-Netanyahu activists rally for 30th week
Thousands gather in Jerusalem, Caesarea, and around the country to demonstrate against the prime minister on trial
By ToI Staff
Anti-government protesters outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, on October 17, 2020. (Olivier Fitoussi/FLASH90)
January 12, 2021, 6:05 pm
High Court hears petition against law that smothered anti-Netanyahu protests
Justice Meni Mazuz questions timing of restrictions, and whether PM’s involvement in limiting rallies against him constitutes a conflict of interest
By ToI Staff
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