Opposition Leader Lapid Welcomes Supreme Court Freeze on State Comptroller Appointment, Ben Gvir Condemns Judiciary

First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 2 hours ago

What happened

Yair Lapid welcomed the Supreme Court's suspension of Michael Regev's appointment as State Comptroller, calling the elections tainted. Itamar Ben Gvir condemned the court's intervention and vowed judicial reforms under a future right-wing government.

• 01Yair Lapid supports Supreme Court's freeze on Michael Regev's appointment as State Comptroller.
• 02Lapid claims the elections were tainted and Netanyahu's lawyer shouldn't hold the post.
• 03Itamar Ben Gvir accuses the Supreme Court of trampling the Knesset.
• 04Ben Gvir demands deep judicial reforms in the next government.
• 05He insists reforms require a fully right-wing government, not one protecting a 'corrupt judiciary.'

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YnetCenter · Hebrew2 hours ago

Opposition Leader Lapid Welcomes Supreme Court Freeze on State Comptroller Appointment, Ben Gvir Condemns Judiciary

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CalcalistUnrated · Hebrew2 hours ago

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