MK Tally Gotliv (Likud) launched an unprecedented attack on Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit after being removed from a High Court hearing for a second time, accusing him of repeatedly violating her parliamentary immunity. "This is a mark of disgrace for him and for anyone who does not file a disciplinary complaint against him," she said, according to reports.
MK Tally Gotliv (Likud) launched a personal and unprecedented verbal assault on Supreme Court President Justice Yitzhak Amit on Sunday, moments after she was removed from a High Court hearing for a second time. According to reports, Gotliv told Amit that he was "violating my immunity again and again" and said his conduct was "a mark of disgrace for him and for anyone who does not file a disciplinary complaint against him." The exchange occurred during the same hearing on petitions against the appointment of Michael Ravilo as state comptroller, following an earlier ejection at around 09:50 Jerusalem, as The Zioneer reported at 09:50 and again at 10:06 Jerusalem.
The thread began at Sun 09:50 Jerusalem, when initial reports from multiple Israeli media outlets stated that Justice Amit ordered security to remove Gotliv after repeated interruptions; Gotliv left voluntarily, telling the court, "I won't let you treat me like dogs." Amit remarked: "What is called — and the people see the voices." Within minutes, at 09:50 Jerusalem, The Zioneer published a second version reporting that police had opened an investigation into the incident, and a third version noting Gotliv's second removal by the Knesset guard, during which she accused the court of deploying "private militias" against her. By 10:06 Jerusalem, the account of the second ejection was confirmed with the added detail that Gotliv had again interrupted proceedings.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, the confrontation sits within a broader, months-long rift between the coalition and the legal establishment. On Tue Jun 9, at 17:31 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the Shin Bet had assessed that Gotliv endangered a senior security service member and his family, and that the Attorney General warned that granting her immunity would endanger the state. On Tue Jun 9, at 18:41 Jerusalem, commentator Yaara Zered described an immunity debate as a "dramatic indictment of the judiciary." On Sun Jun 21, at 17:12 Jerusalem, Justice Minister Yariv Levin launched a sharp attack on Justice Amit. Background items also show coalition MKs Ariel Kallner and Katy Shitrit backing Gotliv or attacking the legal establishment over the immunity process.
It remains unclear whether a disciplinary complaint will be filed against Justice Amit as Gotliv demanded, and no official statement has been issued by either Amit or the court in response to her attack. The status of Gotliv's immunity request, pending before the Knesset committee, is also unresolved.
5 developments
- DevelopingMK Katy Shitrit attacks AG Baharav-Miara over immunity hearing for MK Tally Gotliv
- DevelopingLevin slams High Court President Amit in new escalation
- DevelopingMK Gotliv immunity debate turns into dramatic indictment of judiciary, analyst says
- DevelopingLikud MK claims decision to grant Gotliv immunity is illegal
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