President Isaac Herzog said on Sunday evening that defying a High Court of Justice ruling is a red line that must not be crossed under any circumstances, according to his office.
President Isaac Herzog on Sunday evening explicitly labeled defiance of a High Court of Justice ruling as a 'red line that must not be crossed under any circumstances,' according to his office. The warning, his strongest yet in the deepening constitutional standoff, was first reported by The Zioneer at 19:32 Jerusalem. It follows the government's announcement that it would not fully comply with a High Court ruling from earlier this week.
The Zioneer's thread shows that the initial report of Herzog's statement at 19:32 was followed by an update at the same time noting that opposition leader Yair Lapid also criticized the government's decision. The president's remarks come after a series of escalating condemnations: Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak, as reported by The Zioneer at 18:33 Jerusalem on Sunday, called the government's stance a 'declaration of war.' On Thursday, July 2, at 19:31 Jerusalem, war cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot termed it a 'declaration of rebellion against the rule of law.'
The president's warning places him firmly on the side of critics who have described the government's defiance as a threat to legal authority. The Zioneer has reported on the growing constitutional clash throughout the week, with the government's position drawing sharp criticism from across the political spectrum.
The government has not yet responded to Herzog's latest statement.
4 developments
- StrongMinister Shlomo Karhi: Government's defiance of High Court on Second Authority is 'historic and unprecedented'
- DevelopingMinister Karai warns 'red light' on Supreme Court justices ignoring law, in Ynet interview
- StrongGovernment Secretary Fuchs: I did not call to defy High Court ruling
- DevelopingMinister Karhi says High Court may nullify general election results if it disapproves
Source and signal
- Internal intake