Israeli Government Secretary Denies Call to Defy Supreme Court Ruling on Second Authority
Translated & summarized from Ynet by baba
Israeli Government Secretary Yossi Fox denied that the government called to disobey a Supreme Court ruling on the Second Authority, clarifying it plans to legally challenge the decision.
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- Government denies calling to disobey Supreme Court ruling on Second Authority.
- Statement criticized court ruling as contradicting explicit law.
- Government plans to use all legal tools to overturn the decision.
- Clarification came after communication minister’s statement in cabinet.
- Fox questioned equating legal challenge with disobedience.
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.
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