Opposition Leader Lapid Welcomes Supreme Court Freeze on State Comptroller Appointment, Ben Gvir Condemns Judiciary
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Yair Lapid welcomed the Supreme Court's suspension of Michael Regev's appointment as State Comptroller, calling the elections tainted. Itamar Ben Gvir condemned the court's intervention and vowed judicial reforms under a future right-wing government.
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- Yair Lapid supports Supreme Court's freeze on Michael Regev's appointment as State Comptroller.
- Lapid claims the elections were tainted and Netanyahu's lawyer shouldn't hold the post.
- Itamar Ben Gvir accuses the Supreme Court of trampling the Knesset.
- Ben Gvir demands deep judicial reforms in the next government.
- He insists reforms require a fully right-wing government, not one protecting a 'corrupt judiciary.'
Opposition leader Yair Lapid praised the Supreme Court's decision to halt the appointment of attorney Michael Regev as State Comptroller. Lapid stated on X that "these elections were tainted" and emphasized that "Netanyahu's personal lawyer cannot be appointed to this position." In contrast, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir criticized the Supreme Court, accusing it of trampling on the Knesset. Ben Gvir declared that in the next government, his first demand will be a comprehensive reform of the judicial system, which he said can only be implemented by a full right-wing government, not one with politicians who protect what he called a "corrupt judiciary system." The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between Israel's judiciary and political factions over judicial appointments and reforms.
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