Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attacked the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, accusing it of treating Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit's word as law and warning that the court is leading Israel toward a 'dark Middle Ages' and endangering democracy, according to Channel 14.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi launched a sharp attack on the High Court of Justice on Tuesday, accusing it of treating Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit's word as law and warning that the court is dragging Israel toward a 'dark Middle Ages' and a dangerous place for democracy.
'They decided that the word of 'King' Yitzhak Amit is the law, and they are trying to take us to the darkness of the Middle Ages and to a very dangerous place for Israeli democracy,' Karhi said, according to Channel 14.
Karhi has a history of confrontations with the judiciary. In June, he accused legal officials and judges of running a 'rule of law junta' seeking to 'steal the state,' as The Zioneer reported. The High Court recently halted the Communications Law, a key piece of Karhi's media reform agenda, drawing sharp reactions from right-wing commentators, per The Zioneer's reporting.
Karhi framed the confrontation as a choice between a Jewish and democratic state and a 'state of all its citizens' where a small body determines the rules. The statement comes amid ongoing coalition efforts to advance judicial reform legislation before the Knesset's expected dissolution.
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