Communications Minister Karai Attacks Attorney General Over Supreme Court Defiance

Following the Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's response to the Supreme Court regarding the government's decision to defy the court's ruling on the Second Authority Council, Communications Minister Shlomo Karai launched a sharp public attack on her. On Sunday evening, Karai accused Baharav-Miara of intimidating the government and Israeli citizens, warning she would soon be "thrown into the dustbin of history" and face interrogation over alleged misconduct in the Pazerit affair and harming law enforcement through selective enforcement and political persecution.

Karai further criticized the Supreme Court's defiance of the law, stating it undermines the foundations of the rule of law in a democratic state and vowed to restore legal order soon. He also responded to President Isaac Herzog's condemnation of his remarks by questioning Herzog's silence when the court ruled against explicit legal provisions two weeks prior, emphasizing that the people are no longer willing to remain silent and advocating obedience to law rather than "illegal" court decisions. Karai cited former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's view that the Supreme Court must know its place and rule only according to laws enacted by the Knesset.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin warned activists that the current decision is only the beginning, predicting a constitutional crisis over judicial appointments in the next Knesset session. Additionally, a prime-time news report revealed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the declaration opposing the Supreme Court ruling but abstained from the vote to avoid conflict of interest claims. A senior government official stated it is time to create a confrontation with the Supreme Court.