Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs clarified Sunday evening that the Communications Minister's statement approved by the government did not call for disobeying High Court rulings, but rather expressed sharp criticism of a ruling that contradicts the plain language of the law. Fuchs said the government will use all legal tools at its disposal to cancel the decision in the future.
Government Secretary Yossi Fuchs issued a clarification Sunday evening aimed at quelling accusations that the Communications Minister's statement — approved by the government earlier in the day — constituted a call for defiance of the High Court of Justice. Fuchs insisted that the statement contained no such language, only a sharp critique of a ruling he said contradicts the explicit wording of the law.
The clarification follows a statement by Attorney David Petar earlier Sunday evening, reported by The Zioneer, who said the government is going on the offensive and will use all legal tools if the High Court rules contrary to the law. The exchange is part of a widening confrontation between the executive and the judiciary. President Isaac Herzog and former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot have both warned that defying a High Court ruling would be a dangerous breach of the rule of law, as The Zioneer has reported.
Fuchs's remarks aim to frame the government's position as operating within legal channels, even as critics argue that the government's earlier notification to the High Court — that it would not recognize rulings contradicting the law — already crosses that line. The actual content of the minister's statement has not been published in full.
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