Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin refused to recognize Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit as chief justice after the selection committee chose Amit on Sunday following a court order, potentially sparking a crisis in Israel’s judiciary once again.



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Levin: I do not recognize Justice Amit as President of High Court

Justice Minister Yariv Levin wrote after the appointment that he 'does not recognize Isaac Amit as president' following the 'fundamentally flawed and illegal' way he was elected. This boycott will make it more difficult to run the justice system and appoint additional judges

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Justice minister won't recognize new top court president, stirring a constitutional crisis

Yariv Levin claims appointment of Yitzhak Amit is ‘illegal,’ says Israel’s Channel 12 - Anadolu Ajansı

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Israel’s justice minister refuses to recognize new Supreme Court president, triggering constitutional crisis: Media

"This is a sad day for democracy and a sad day for our judicial system," the justice minister said in a statement.

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Amit has issued rulings striking down key legislation and upholding Palestinian rights, but has deferred to government on some national security issues despite harm to civil rights

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Israel finally gets a permanent Supreme Court president; what does he stand for?

The Minister of Justice announced that he does not recognize the judge as the President of the Supreme Court, as first reported in Maariv. "I am very sorry for the damage that has already been caused and will be caused to the judicial system," Levin wrote.

שר המשפטים הודיע כי הוא אינו מכיר בשופט כנשיא בית המשפט העליון כפי שפורסם לראשונה במעריב. "צר לי מאוד על הנזק שכבר נגרם ושעתיד להיגרם למערכת המשפט", כתב לוין

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After the publication in Maariv: The Minister of Justice's dramatic move against Yitzhak Amit

Coalition representatives boycott vote to elect Justice Yitzhak Amit as President of the Israeli Supreme Court. Justice Minister Levin refuses to recognize the appointment.

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Yitzhak Amit elected as Supreme Court President

Ministers Yariv Levin and Orit Strok, along with MK Yitzhak Kreuzer, did not attend the meeting of the committee to select judges, which is expected to vote in favor of Yitzhak Amit with the required majority of five votes. "With brute force, the maximum one can do is become the head of the rule of law gang - not the Supreme President," Minister Kari attacked.

השרים יריב לוין ואורית סטרוק ואיתם גם ח"כ יצחק קרויזר לא הגיעו לכינוס הוועדה לבחירת שופטים שצפויה להצביע בעד יצחק עמית ברוב הנדרש של חמישה קולות. "בכוח הזרוע אפשר מקסימום להפוך לראש כנופיית שלטון החוק - לא לנשיא העליון", תקף השר קרעי

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The Judicial Selection Committee elects a Supreme Court president, ministers boycott: "Illegal, a disgrace to the country"

Justice Minister Levin announced that he does not recognize the appointment of Justice Amit.

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In a Legally Dubious Vote, Yitzchak Amit Appointed as Supreme Court President

As expected, the Judicial Selection Committee on Sunday evening elected Justice Yitzchak Amit to serve as President of the Supreme Court The election came after Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara bullied the judicial system into electing him by prohibiting the Judicial Selection Committee from investigating multiple serious allegations against him. The vote was boycotted by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and the coalition’s representatives on the…

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Amit Is “Elected” As Supreme Court Pres.; Levin: “A Moral & Illegal Disgrace”

Minister of Justice Yariv Levin and his allies on the Judicial Selection Committee boycotted yesterday's session in which Yitzhak Amit was appointed as permanent president of the Supreme Court.

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