Justice Minister Responds to High Court Threat: "It's Time for Them to Do Some Soul-Searching"
Yariv Levin: “We, the judges, have neither sword nor purse; all we have is the public’s trust in us.” (Retired Justice Aharon Barak) “Public employees acting contrary to judicial decisions may lead, in appropriate cases,…
Assessment
Justice Minister Levin is escalating a direct confrontation with the Supreme Court by publicly contrasting a former justice's statement about public trust with the current court's threat to remove immunity for officials who defy judicial orders. The core issue is whether the court can enforce its rulings against government actors who refuse to comply, a test of the separation of powers. Watch for whether the government signals it will test this immunity threat by instructing officials to ignore a specific court order.