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Smotrich Warns Supreme Court Ruling Endangers Israel's Security
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to defy a Supreme Court ruling on the return of residents to camps in Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur al-Shams. He said the decision endangers Israel’s security and could let terror infrastructure be rebuilt.
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What happened
- 01Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to tell the IDF not to cooperate with a Supreme Court ruling on Jenin, Tulkarm and Nur al-Shams.
- 02The court ordered the state to provide a timetable for returning residents displaced during Operation Iron Shield.
- 03In the reports, the Supreme Court said security conditions still do not allow the residents to return to their homes.
- 04The IDF told the court the necessary security conditions for the return had not yet been met.
- 05Smotrich named Justices Yitzhak Amit, Alex Stein and Khaled Kabub and accused them of endangering Israel’s security.
- 06He said the ruling could enable the rebuilding of terror infrastructure in the camps and that security is not subject to judicial review.
- 07The state must submit an update on the return process by November 23, 2026, and Smotrich said he will keep advancing judicial reform.
The ruling, issued Sunday, ordered the state to provide a timetable for returning residents displaced during Operation Iron Shield. In the reports, the court said the security situation still does not allow their return, and the IDF told the court the necessary conditions had not yet been met.
Smotrich named Justices Yitzhak Amit, Alex Stein and Khaled Kabub and accused them of interfering in security decisions. He said security is not subject to judicial review and called on Netanyahu and Katz to instruct the IDF not to cooperate with the ruling.
He also tied the decision to the broader debate over judicial reform and said he would continue pushing it. According to the reports, the state must update the court by November 23, 2026.
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