Attorney Ilan Bombach, representing the coalition in the Comptroller election case, delivered a direct message to the Supreme Court justices: 'We will not accept your proposed compromise. With all due respect, there is no need for new elections and the Knesset's decision cannot be overturned — there is no precedent or justification for it,' according to a single report.
Attorney Ilan Bombach, who represents the coalition parties in the High Court petition against the election of Michael Ravilo as State Comptroller, issued a sharp statement directed at the justices. Bombach rejected outright any proposal for a compromise — which appears to have been floated by the court — arguing that overturning a Knesset decision reached in a secret ballot has no precedent and no legal justification. He also dismissed the idea of holding a new vote. The statement escalates the confrontation between the coalition and the judiciary over the contested March 24 election, which the High Court reviewed after petitions from the opposition and the Israel Bar Association. No further details of the court's reported compromise offer were disclosed in the report.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent days, the Likud party submitted a formal legal defense of the appointment, while the Knesset's own legal adviser acknowledged the video evidence from the secret ballot raised concerns but saw no grounds to annul the result. Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Coalition MK Boaz Bismuth have also weighed in publicly. Bombach's latest statement signals the coalition will not voluntarily retreat, setting the stage for a High Court ruling.
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