Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi accused the High Court of Justice on Sunday of intending to nullify general elections if it disapproves of their outcome, speaking during the Knesset Committee on Legislation. The remark came as the expanded 11-justice High Court panel hears petitions against the judicial selection reform.
Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi (Likud) made the accusation during a meeting of the Knesset Committee on Legislation on Sunday, according to his remarks reported by the Knesset feed. The statement escalates the rhetorical confrontation between coalition figures and the judiciary, as the expanded 11-justice High Court panel began hearing petitions against the amendment to the Judicial Selection Committee composition earlier that day. As The Zioneer reported, Chief Justice Isaac Amit warned of 'regime change' during the hearing at 12:08 Jerusalem time. Karhi's claim that the court might annul election results — a power the court has never exercised in Israeli history — appears to be a political attack rather than a legal assertion. The context message does not cite a specific legal basis or court ruling for the claim. The hearing is ongoing.
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