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Judicial complaints watchdog rejects claims over Sabbath ruling and political event
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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 25, 2026
What happened
Asher Kula rejected complaints against Judge Michael Krashen and Judge Yifat Mishiory. He criticized media-driven duplicate complaints, found Krashen's Shabbat signing was unintentional, and said a political event at a judge's home is generally improper. Kula nevertheless urged judges to avoid non-urgent Saturday decisions and political gatherings at their homes.
- 01Kula rejected the Shabbat complaint against Judge Michael Krashen.
- 02He criticized duplicate public complaints based only on media reports.
- 03He also dismissed the complaint against Judge Yifat Mishiory.
- 04Kula said non-essential court decisions should not be issued on Shabbat.
- 05He urged judges to avoid political events in their homes.
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