Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that a duty judge at the High Court of Justice issued an automatic ex parte order freezing Knesset legislation within a week, demonstrating that the court has lost all restraint in its conflict with the legislature. The statement adds to growing criticism of the High Court's authority.
The remarks by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich come amid a widening debate over the High Court of Justice's authority to intervene in Knesset legislation. Smotrich specifically cited a recent case where a duty judge issued an ex parte order freezing a law within a week of its passage. As The Zioneer has reported earlier this year, criticism of the High Court's power has intensified, with Minister Orit Strock calling for the cancellation of the Netanyahu trial and a columnist arguing that the Court's assertion of the power to strike Basic Laws has rendered certain legislation hollow. The controversy reflects a broader tension between the judicial and legislative branches.
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