Politics Israel's judiciary puts the brakes on far-right police minister
Israel's Supreme Court has curtailed the powers of far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir in a further showdown with the right-wing government. The judges declared parts of a controversial law ineffective, which was intended to give Ben-Gvir great influence over police investigations, as Israeli media reported unanimously.
02.01.2025, 22:57
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The plaintiffs, including civil society organizations, had argued that the now annulled passages would have given the minister excessive powers over police work, which would politicize the police and endanger democracy.
The court decision is part of the conflict between the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the judiciary that has been simmering for years. At the heart of the conflict is the question of how far the judiciary is allowed to set limits on a democratically elected government. Ben-Gvir expressed his outrage. The court had once again presumed to ignore the will of the voters.
