Israeli Government Secretary Denies Call to Defy Supreme Court Ruling on Second Authority

Yossi Fox, the Israeli Government Secretary, denied claims that the government decided to disobey a Supreme Court ruling concerning the Second Authority for Television and Radio. On the social media platform X, Fox clarified that the government’s statement, issued after a communication minister’s declaration in a cabinet meeting, did not call for non-compliance with the court's decision. Instead, it expressed strong criticism of the ruling, which the government views as contradicting explicit legal language. Fox emphasized that the government intends to use all legal means available to overturn the decision in the future. He questioned how pursuing legal remedies could be interpreted as defying the court’s ruling.