Jerusalem Post

breaking news

BREAKING NEWS

Coalition member attacks Israel's Supreme Court

By JPOST.COM STAFF

OCTOBER 24, 2017 16:06

Updated: OCTOBER 24, 2017 18:09

Minister of Housing and Construction and Kulanu party member Yoav Galant verbally attacked the Israeli judicial system on Tuesday at a meeting of the Kohelet Forum in Jerusalem, NRG reported. He spoke out against the Israeli the Supreme Court and claimed it was overreaching, saying, "There's an agreement that the Israeli courts have broken all normal boundaries of judicial activism, and populism has entered the courts."

"The government was abandoned in a legal sense," he said, adding that the court "isn't able to serve the collective good of its citizens."

He went on to say that there has been "extreme activism in the courthouse" and that "the government's legal adviser feels free to interpret things however he likes."

Galant voiced his belief that legal advisers have taken power away from the average citizen of the state. Citizens who voted for "representation in the Knesset."

Galant served as a major general before serving time as Military Secretary for the Prime Minister in 2002 and 2005. After his retirement, he joined Kulanu in 2015 and was appointed Minister of Construction in the coalition.

US House speaker says spending bills and sanctions to come on Tuesday

04/16/2024 02:45 PM

Israel's war cabinet to meet on Tuesday to discuss Iran, official says

04/16/2024 02:18 PM

German foreign minister to head to Israel to urge de-escalation

04/16/2024 02:16 PM

IDF Chief of Staff Halevi thanks UK Defense Chief Radakin for efforts

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/16/2024 01:58 PM

Israel Q4 GDP revised to 21% contraction, hit by war with Hamas

04/16/2024 01:32 PM

US Treasury preparing new Iran sanctions after Israel attack

04/16/2024 01:21 PM

EasyJet suspends flights to Israel until late October

04/16/2024 01:08 PM

Egypt's Shoukry to visit Turkey to discuss Middle East tensions

04/16/2024 12:53 PM

Israel still imposing 'unlawful' restrictions on Gaza aid - UN

04/16/2024 12:48 PM

Olympics-Paris 2024 Olympics torch lit in ancient Olympia

04/16/2024 12:46 PM

Armenia asks World Court to pursue ethnic cleansing case against Azerbai

04/16/2024 12:45 PM

Turkish FM Hakan Fidan to meet Hamas officials in Qatar

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/16/2024 12:18 PM

Lloyd Austin speaks to counterpart Yoav Gallant about Iran strike

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/16/2024 11:30 AM

Sydney knife attack hero welcome to stay in Australia, PM says

04/16/2024 10:55 AM

Israel's FM calls to sanction Iran and IRGC after Iranian drone attack

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/16/2024 10:23 AM