National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir responded Sunday evening to Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s statement condemning the government’s announcement that it will not recognize the High Court’s ruling regarding the Second Authority Council for Television and Radio.

Baharav-Miara claimed that the government’s statement “undermines the fundamental principles of the rule of law.”

“The irony is staggering,” Ben Gvir said. “The same Gali Baharav-Miara who used the Shin Bet to monitor me now claims that the government is ‘undermining the fundamental principles of the rule of law.’

“I have news for you, Madam: We will complete the judicial reform in full, and you will be the one held accountable for the frame-ups, the criminal selective enforcement, and the undermining of the rule of law.”

Earlier, in a submission to the High Court, Baharav-Miara stated: “Today’s government decision is another serious attempt to thwart judicial rulings and intimidate those who seek to implement them. This undermines the fundamental principles of the rule of law.”

Prior to Baharav-Miara’s statement, Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs said that the government’s decision does not call for noncompliance with the High Court’s ruling on the Second Authority Council.

“I want to clarify the statement approved by the government today regarding the Communications Minister’s proposal,” Fuchs wrote on X. “Contrary to media reports, there is not a single word in the statement calling for noncompliance with the High Court’s ruling. Rather, it expresses sharp criticism of a ruling that contradicts the explicit language of the law. The government declared that it will use all legal means at its disposal to overturn the decision in the future.”

He added: “How do legal means suddenly become noncompliance with a court ruling?”

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)