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Supreme Court Limits Official Firings, Citing Need for Objective Cause
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By https://www.zman.co.il/writer/6013/, יובל יועז
First reported by Calcalist · 5 hours ago
What happened
Israel's Supreme Court ruled that ministers cannot have senior officials dismissed without objective cause and that requests must be reviewed by the Appointments Committee. The court also allowed for expedited dismissals if a request is baseless, but a dissenting justice criticized the Attorney General's office for perceived bias.
- 01Supreme Court limits grounds for dismissing senior Israeli officials.
- 02Objective evidence, not just 'loss of confidence,' is required.
- 03Ministerial dismissal requests must go to the Appointments Committee.
- 04Committee can expedite baseless dismissal requests.
- 05Dissenting justice criticizes Attorney General's office.
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