It wasn’t long ago that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had Israel’s High Court firmly in his crosshairs. His bloc of right-wing and religious allies, too, would consistently hammer away at the court. One minister accused it of “impertinence” and “contempt.” A deputy minister said it was trying to establish a “judicial dictatorship.” There were frequent calls to simply ignore court rulings.
It wasn’t long ago that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had Israel’s High Court firmly in his crosshairs. His bloc of right-wing and religious allies, too, would consistently hammer away at the court. One minister accused it of “impertinence” and “contempt.” A deputy minister said it was trying to establish a “judicial dictatorship.” There were frequent calls to simply ignore court rulings.
