After the Supreme Court struck down the law to abolish the cause of reasonableness by a majority of 8 judges, ministers and former members of the government react to the ruling.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wrote: "The High Court's ruling is illegal, and includes the cancellation of the Basic Law in a precedent-setting manner, in the absence of a source of legal authority, with a conflict of interest on the part of the justices. This is a dangerous, anti-democratic event – and at this time, above all, a ruling that harms Israel's war effort against its enemies."
"The very holding of a discussion regarding the Supreme Court's disqualification of a Basic Law is an affront to democracy," Education Minister Yoav Kish wrote. "Making the decision to invalidate the Basic Law, when two of the justices have already retired from the bench and when the State of Israel is at war, is an affront to the basic values of Israeli democracy."
Holding a hearing regarding the High Court's disqualification of a Basic Law is an affront to democracy.
Making the decision to invalidate the Basic Law, when two of the justices have already retired from the bench and when the State of Israel is at war, is an affront to the basic values of Israeli democracy.
It is very unfortunate that at a time when the entire State of Israel is united around war, peace...
— Yoav Kisch (@YoavKisch) January 1, 2024
Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar also wrote: "I regret that while our heroic soldiers sacrifice their lives together on the homeland defense front and the entire nation of Israel unites on the home front, the spirit of division threatens us once again and threatens to set us back. I know that many of my friends in the national camp are pained by the verdict and feel that this evening their democratic choice has been harmed, but it is our duty at this time to bite our lips, act responsibly and preserve the unity of the people. It is our duty to the fallen and we are commanded to do so for our future."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="iw" dir="rtl">I am sorry that while our heroic soldiers sacrifice their lives together on the homeland defense front and the entire nation of Israel unites on the home front, the spirit of division threatens us once again and threatens to take us back to the days before the seventh of October.</p>— Miki Zohar Miki Zohar (@zoharm7) <a href="https://twitter.com/zoharm7/status/1741866450040520768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Minister of Diaspora Affairs and Social Equality Amichai Shikli: "At a time when our fighters are taking their lives on the front lines and showing cohesion and unity, the president of the Supreme Court is demonstrating a complete detachment from the spirit of the people, irresponsibility and zero statehood.
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