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Amit Segal says Supreme Court hearing pushed him from Ayelet Shaked’s approach to Yariv Levin’s
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · Jun 21, 2026
What happened
Amit Segal said a Supreme Court hearing on the judicial selection law moved him from Ayelet Shaked’s gradual reform camp toward Yariv Levin’s harder line. He attacked Justice Isaac Amit, defended the Knesset law as legitimate, and warned that striking it down could trigger a severe backlash.
- 01Segal said the hearing pushed him from Shaked’s compromise model to Levin’s harder approach.
- 02He accused Supreme Court President Isaac Amit of political bias.
- 03He said judges cannot call themselves conservative while backing Basic Law invalidation.
- 04The committee law passed all three readings with 67 Knesset votes.
- 05Segal warned that striking the law down could bring a harsher backlash.
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