Yariv Levin
Six people arrested after demonstrators breach the perimeter outside Yariv Levin’s home.
The unprecedented move comes as the court is preparing to hear petitions against the government’s refusal to convene the Judicial Selection Committee.
Justice Minister Levin and Attorney General Baharav-Miara are at loggerheads over need for phone hacking investigation.
The committee will be established despite the objections of the attorney general.
Instead, Gali Baharav-Miara will allow Justice Minister Yariv Levin to hire a private attorney.
Earlier, Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox partners demanded the reform be halted to allow for the passing of a conscription law.
The association “has become a completely political body,” Justice Minister Yair Levin says.
The IDF says it will discipline reservists who refuse to show up for duty amid anti-government demonstrations.
“We will fix the justice system. We are not impressed by the mafioso threats you make towards us,” Yariv Levin said.
The proposed changes to the Judicial Selection Committee are ready for passage, said MK Simcha Rothman.
The justice minister said the Biden administration was acting in line with its worldview.
An estimated 30,000 took to the streets in a “real show of support for the reforms,” said attorney Daniel Tauber, a member of the Likud Central Committee.
