Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit ordered MK Tali Gottlieb (Likud) removed from the hearing after she interrupted proceedings a second time, telling the Knesset guard to escort her out. Gottlieb accused the court of deploying "private militias" against her. The court is hearing petitions against the appointment of Michael Ravilo as state comptroller.
For the second time this morning, MK Tali Gottlieb (Likud) was removed from the High Court hearing on the appointment of Michael Ravilo as state comptroller. The removal, ordered by Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit after she again interrupted proceedings, came moments before 10:06 on Sunday. Earlier, at 09:50, The Zioneer reported the first removal, after which Gottlieb was allowed back into the chamber. Following the second ejection, she accused the court of deploying "private militias" against her. i24NEWS covered the incident live.
The first removal, reported at 10:01 by The Zioneer as an update to the thread, followed repeated interruptions; Gottlieb left voluntarily saying, "I won't let you treat me like dogs." Amit then quoted the phrase "the people see the voices," which had appeared in earlier thread versions. In that initial coverage, Israel media alone reported the clash; by the second update, The Zioneer had confirmed the event and Gottlieb's quote directly. The thread has since expanded to include live television footage, corroborating the sequence.
The court is sitting on the fourth day of a multi-petition challenge to Ravilo's selection, which opponents argue was flawed because coalition lawmakers filmed themselves voting in a secret ballot—a claim petitioners say tainted the result. The Zioneer reported that earlier this week, Likud submitted a defense arguing cancellation would be unprecedented overreach, while the court issued a conditional order against the appointment on June 22. Context from prior hearings noted that last Thursday, Gottlieb clashed with Justice Sohlberg over the same filming issue, telling him he could have her removed despite her immunity.
It remains unclear whether Gottlieb or any other MK will be sanctioned beyond removal, and whether the second ejection will affect the court's evidentiary or procedural rulings. No request for further police investigation related to this incident was reported; an earlier thread item indicated police had opened an investigation into the original clash.
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