Israel faces constitutional crisis as government vows to disobey Supreme Court ruling
Cabinet ministers unanimously backed a motion to defy the court amid a dispute over the country’s commercial TV regulator
Assessment
The Israeli government's unanimous decision to defy a Supreme Court ruling marks an unprecedented escalation in the ongoing power struggle between the executive and judicial branches. By openly refusing to comply with a court order regarding the commercial TV regulator, the cabinet is testing the limits of judicial authority and the constitutional framework that has governed Israel since its founding. The immediate question is whether the Supreme Court will respond with sanctions or other enforcement mechanisms, and how other state institutions will position themselves in this standoff.