US EditionIsrael’s Supreme Court suspends govt move to shut army radio
The court cited legal flaws and risk of irreversible damage in freezing the closure of the 75-year-old Army Radio pending further judicial review.
- On Sunday, Israel's High Court issued an injunction freezing the government's plan to shut Army Radio until petitions are heard, with Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit granting the suspension after Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara urged intervention.
- After the announcement, legal challenges and criticism followed as Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed Army Radio's 'civilian-style journalism' harms the war effort, while the Movement for Quality Government in Israel alleged 'ulterior motives.'
- Amit grounded the suspension in procedural concerns, saying irreversible steps could occur before judicial review and the government's response lacked an explicit commitment to refrain from such actions.
- Petitioners warned of lasting harm to press freedom, arguing that closing the 75-year-old Army Radio requires primary legislation rather than a Cabinet decision, making the move legally deficient.
- Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara argued the process suggested a pre-marked goal, citing a 'serious concern' over the advisory committee's basis and warning the proposed closure's consequences could not be undone.
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In Israel, the Supreme Court has provisionally banned the government's planned closure of the military station "Galei Zahal".
Supreme Court Issues Injunction Against Closing Army Radio, But Minister Declares Injunction 'Illegal'
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israeli Supreme Court Chief Justice Yitzhak Amit issued an interim injunction on Sunday evening, ordering the freezing of the government’s decision to shut down the military radio station Galatz (Army Radio). The decision was given in response to a petition filed by the station’s workers’ committee, which will be heard jointly with […]
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Arab NewsIsrael’s Supreme Court suspends govt move to shut army radio
Israel's Supreme Court has issued an interim order suspending a government decision to shut down Galei Tsahal, the country's decades-old and widely listened-to military radio station. In a ruling issued late Sunday, Supreme Court President Isaac Amit said the suspension was partly because the government "did not provide a clear commitment not to take irreversible steps before the court reaches a final decision". He added that Attorney General Ga…
Israel's top court freezes Netanyahu government move to shutter Army Radio
The freeze follows a request by Attorney General Baharav-Miara, who wrote that the damage that would be caused by taking actions to close the IDF-run station is 'significant and irreversible'
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