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Israel Cabinet Threatens to Defy Supreme Court as Election Looms
Benjamin Netanyahu
Photographer: Ronen Zvulun/AFP/Getty Images
By Ethan Bronner
July 6, 2026 at 7:12 PM GMT+8
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Israel’s government said it won’t respect a Supreme Court ruling on a broadcast regulatory body, prompting accusations that it’s paving the way to a constitutional crisis ahead of national elections.
In a resolution at its weekly meeting on Sunday, the cabinet said it would not recognize actions taken by the regulator and that it would use “every legal means” to annul a decision by the high court.
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