Israeli Government Secretary Denies Calls to Defy Supreme Court Ruling on Second Authority for Television

First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 7 hours ago

What happened

Israeli Government Secretary Yossi Fox denied that the government is calling to defy the Supreme Court ruling on the Second Authority for Television, stressing legal opposition instead. The government unanimously decided not to recognize any council actions not meeting legal criteria, with Prime Minister Netanyahu absent due to conflict of interest.

• 01Government Secretary Yossi Fox denies calls to disobey Supreme Court ruling on Second Authority.
• 02Government criticizes court decision as contradicting explicit law and plans legal challenges.
• 03Cabinet unanimously agrees not to recognize Second Authority actions lacking legal prerequisites.
• 04Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi and Justice Minister Yariv Levin led the proposal.
• 05Prime Minister Netanyahu was absent from the vote due to conflict of interest.
• 06Fox questions equating legal measures with disobedience to court rulings.

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