Shas MK Yinon Azulai submitted an official complaint on Wednesday morning to the Ombudsman for Complaints Against Judges, retired judge Asher Kula, against three Supreme Court justices, Yitzchak Amit, Khaled Kabub, and Yechiel Kasher.

Last Shabbos, in the middle of the war, the judges violated the religious status quo in Israel for an “urgent” ruling allowing hundreds of leftists to gather at anti-war protests, at a time when only 50 mispallelim were allowed to gather at the Kosel for tefillos.

In the complaint, MK Azulai wrote that the justices blatantly violated the Hours of Work and Rest Law and the long‑standing status quo preserved in Israel for decades. “This conduct constitutes a real violation of the rule of law and of public trust and sentiment,” he stated.

Azulai strongly rejected the claim that the situation justified Chillul Shabbos, saying that there was no real urgency, certainly not one rising to the level of pikuach nefesh, as the judges claimed.

Azulai emphasized that the justices not only harmed the feelings of the religious and Chareidi public, but also violated the rights of state employees, police officers, and respondents to the petition, who were forced to work on the day of rest without legal authorization and in violation of the Hours of Work and Rest Law.

“Shabbos is a national and religious treasure of the Jewish people,” Azulai concluded, demanding that the Ombudsman thoroughly examine the conduct of the judicial panel and establish clear norms to prevent similar incidents in the future.

The complaint followed a sharply worded statement of protest against the Shabbos ruling by the Rabbanut, which convened this past Sunday for a special session to address the issue.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)