Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu sharply criticized the High Court of Justice's recent ruling regarding the State Comptroller, saying "the justices are destroying the state" and calling for a "judicial revolution," according to his remarks on Channel 14's 'The Central Arena' program.
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu on Thursday evening called for a constitutional crisis and a "judicial revolution" in response to the High Court of Justice's ruling on the State Comptroller's powers, Israeli media report. Speaking on Channel 14's program 'The Central Arena', Eliyahu said the justices are "destroying the state" and argued that "the High Court is not above the law." The remarks mark the latest in a series of escalating attacks on the judiciary by coalition ministers. As The Zioneer reported, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi earlier called for abolishing the High Court entirely, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir vowed to demand sweeping judicial reform in the next government. The exact wording of the High Court ruling Eliyahu cites was not specified in the broadcast excerpt.
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