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Israeli Cabinet Rejects High Court Order on Media Regulator
The Cabinet voted unanimously to disregard a High Court ruling requiring the Second Authority for Television and Radio to resume operations without a full quorum. The court warned that officials who defy its orders could lose personal immunity from civil suits.
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Israel's Cabinet voted unanimously over the weekend to reject decisions by the Second Authority for Television and Radio until the regulatory body regains a legal quorum. The High Court of Justice issued a decision on Tuesday stating that public servants who violate judicial orders may lose the personal immunity that shields them from tort claims.
The court had ordered the authority to restart work to prevent the sale of Channel 13 to a group of entrepreneurs opposed to the current government.
Levin called the Supreme Court a "gang of dictators." Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich described the court as a "judicial mafia" and said its warning resembled a protection-racket threat. Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar said Monday that Netanyahu would comply with the court order to avoid a constitutional crisis.
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