Legal Experts Affirm Supreme Court Rulings Are Binding Despite Police Spokesman’s Remarks

Legal authorities have responded to comments made by Israel Police spokesman Superintendent Arieh Doron regarding compliance with Supreme Court rulings. In a recent interview on Kan News and Reshet Bet, Doron was asked whether the police would obey the Supreme Court if its decisions conflicted with government positions. He avoided a direct commitment, stating only that the police would obey whoever the law requires.

In response, legal experts clarified to Kan News that the Basic Law explicitly mandates government compliance with Supreme Court decisions. They emphasized that the Supreme Court’s rulings are legally binding on the government and its institutions.

Earlier this week, the government announced it would not comply with a Supreme Court ruling that approved the composition of the Second Authority Council, a decision that sparked political and legal controversy. Ministers Yariv Levin and Shlomo Karhi issued a statement rejecting any council decisions made without meeting legal criteria, calling the court ruling contradictory to the law and invalid.

Former Supreme Court presidents warned that defying the court threatens democracy, while the Attorney General criticized the government’s stance as undermining the rule of law. The dispute highlights ongoing tensions between the judiciary and the government over legal authority and institutional independence in Israel.