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Supreme Court President Ester Hayut arrives at a hearing on Netanyahu s appointment of Ofer Akunis as Justice Minister, April 27, 2021.
The government convened on Tuesday for a zoom debate on the appointment of a new justice minister, a position that had been vacant for several months, in violation of the law.
A week ago, some three weeks after Benny Gantz’s temporary appointment as justice minister had expired, the High Court informed the government that it must appoint a person to the position immediately. So far, Supreme Court justices had refused to intervene in matters related to the governmental crisis, but now they decided to express their opinion. According to the High Court ruling, the state had to explain why there was no new appointment for justice minister, regardless of Netanyahu’s disinclination to make Gantz’s post at Justice permanent.