Israel’s High Court of Justice on Sunday issued a temporary order freezing the implementation of key provisions of the Broadcasting Law following a petition filed by Democrats faction chair MK Efrat Rayten and former Communications Minister MK Eitan Ginzburg.

The temporary order delays the implementation of the provisions that were set to take effect immediately upon publication of the law. According to the court’s decision, those provisions will remain on hold until it rules on the petitioners’ request for an interim injunction.

The petition challenges the Broadcasting Law recently approved by the Knesset. The petitioners asked the High Court to suspend the provisions that took effect immediately upon the law’s publication, pending further judicial review.

In its decision, the High Court ruled that those provisions will not take effect until it decides whether to issue an interim injunction. At this stage, the temporary order applies only to the sections of the law that were scheduled to come into force immediately upon publication.

The legal battle over the Broadcasting Law is now expected to continue, with the High Court set to determine in the coming proceedings whether the temporary freeze will remain in place while it considers the petition itself.

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