Political attacks on Supreme Court chief cross red line, over 100 retired judges, law deans warn
The warnings followed remarks made by Religious Zionist Party chairman and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who referred to Amit as a 'violent, predatory megalomaniac who steals Israeli democracy.'
Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit arrives for a court hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, November 27, 2025(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)BySARAH BEN-NUNUpdated: