Senior jurists, including the Deputy Attorney General, call on the Knesset to allow the High Court to postpone the publication of the reasonableness ruling, and propose the enactment of a temporary order that will allow publication even after the date of the retirement of Justices Hayut and Baron so that the outcome of the ruling will not change. Among the jurists who signed the letter: Prof. Yuval Albashan, Prof. Netta Barak-Koren, Prof. Shahar Lifshitz, Prof. Danny Friedman, Adv. Raz Nizri, Prof. Yedidia Stern.
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"The publication of the verdict at a time when the war is being waged at a high intensity – when supporters and opponents of the reform are fighting and risking their lives together – is undesirable. There is a danger that it will harm the courageous alliance that has united both the reservists and the home front since the outbreak of hostilities," the letter said.
Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg submitted his opinion to the High Court of Justice over the weekend, and the ruling is expected to be published in the coming week, after he refrained from submitting the opinion and delayed its publication.
Judge Noam Solberg (Archive), Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
"The obvious way out is a quick amendment of the provision of the law and the establishment of a temporary order according to which the three-month period will be extended for a longer period of six or nine months," it said. "Thus, on the one hand, the panel that discussed the issue will be able to make a decision on the matter, and on the other hand, the court will not be "bound" by a schedule that requires publication during the fighting. The agreement of party leaders can bring about the completion of this legislation within days."
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