Israel has been without a chief justice since October 2023, when former chief justice Esther Hayut’s tenure ended.
Sa'ar and Levin pitched the proposal as "evolutionary and not revolutionary," but according to Mandelblit, the proposal was indeed revolutionary.
He remarked on Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi's recent comments stating he would not follow the High Court's orders with regard to Israel's public broadcaster KAN.
The MGQ demanded that a criminal investigation be opened into Defense Minister Israel Katz on suspicion of obstruction of justice and breach of trust.
"This petition is a desperate cry of the hostages to this distinguished court, in a request to help realize the government's obligation to work to free them," the petition read.
The petitioners, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel and Israel's Defensive Shield Forum, have argued that the IDF has not fulfilled its legal duty to send out draft orders.
Karhi claimed the order was unconstitutional based on his own assessment. He does not hold a law degree.
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The law in question would grant the coalition control of the Judicial Selection Committee.
The ruling concluded a two-year legal fight over the law, which passed on December 27, 2022, days before the current government took office.
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