{"id":2625692,"date":"2026-07-06T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-crisis-expands-as-opposition-cries-anarchy-herzog-warns-against-defiance\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T17:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:28:59","slug":"israel-crisis-expands-as-opposition-cries-anarchy-herzog-warns-against-defiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-crisis-expands-as-opposition-cries-anarchy-herzog-warns-against-defiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel crisis expands as opposition cries &#8216;anarchy,&#8217; Herzog warns against defiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-crisis-expands-as-opposition-cries-anarchy-herzog-warns-against-defiance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2625692&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-barack-obamas-sister-gets-tear-gassed-during-protest-enraged-during-cnn-interview\/\" title=\"Watch: Barack Obama&#039;s Sister Gets Tear Gassed During Protest, Enraged During CNN Interview\">significant political crisis<\/a> in Israel stemming from a dispute over the country&#8217;s communications regulator. The Israeli government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is refusing to comply with a High court ruling that orders the regulator to resume operations after multiple resignations left it without quorum. This unprecedented defiance has sparked warnings from officials about <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >potentially undermining democratic institutions<\/a>, with some invoking ancient tragedies like the Holocaust and the destruction of the Second Temple. <\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials, including Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, argue that the judiciary&#8217;s actions are overreach and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/foreign-icc-judges-sue-trump-administration-for-sanctioning-them\/\" title=\"Foreign ICC ... sue Trump administration for sanctioning them\">violate legal procedures<\/a>, asserting that the rule of law must be upheld. Opposition leader Yair Lapid and other critics view the government\u2019s stance as a deliberate attempt to undermine judicial authority and manipulate upcoming elections. president Isaac Herzog and opposition figures emphasize that noncompliance with court orders constitutes a red line that threatens the country&#8217;s democratic fabric. <\/p>\n<p>The controversy is heightened by the government\u2019s refusal to recognize the validity of decisions made by a compromised regulatory council, leading to accusations of paving the way for electoral manipulation. Some ministers, like Miki Zohar, aim to reassure that the government will eventually adhere to court rulings, framing the dispute as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bolton-says-second-trump-term-could-bring-constitutional-crisis\/\" title=\"Bolton warns of potential &#039;crisis&#039; in second Trump term.\">potential constitutional crisis<\/a> unless properly addressed. Netanyahu remains silent publicly amid ongoing legal investigations into his conduct. the crisis reflects deep political divisions and threatens to destabilize Israel\u2019s democratic system.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A niche dispute over an Israeli communications regulator has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4636524\/netanyahu-government-supreme-court-crisis\/\">exploded into a controversy so immense<\/a> that lawmakers in the Knesset are invoking biblical narratives of exile and warning it could bring about an end to the country\u2019s democratic system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s<\/a> Cabinet is refusing to accept a ruling from the High Court of Justice demanding the Second Authority for Television and Radio, its federal communications regulatory body, resume operations. It is the first time that the Israeli government has refused to comply with a ruling from the High Court, with Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi calling the judges \u201cdrunk with power\u201d and comparing them to a Talmudic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rmpbs.org\/shows\/monstrum\/episodes\/golem-mysterious-clay-monster-jewish-lore-gux1k0\">monster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4637322\/man-sues-dhs-tracking-him-down-email-compared-todd-lyons-nazi\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Man sues DHS for tracking him down after email comparing Todd Lyons to a Nazi<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4636848\/egg-producers-reach-3-million-settlement-doj-lawsuit-manipulated-prices\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Egg producers reach $3.3 million settlement in DOJ lawsuit over \u2018manipulated\u2019 prices<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4636733\/weeklong-hearing-tyler-robinson-trial-erika-kirk-in-attendance\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Weeklong hearing begins in Tyler Robinson trial with Erika Kirk expected to be in attendance<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter four years of a term in which I fought with all my might against the instigators of anarchy in the media and the judiciary, this week we brought an unprecedented decision to the government that returns the golem in the High Court to its natural place,\u201d Karhi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shlomo_karhi\/status\/2074186624045576425\">said<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4481803\/trump-demands-israel-president-isaac-herzog-pardon-benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Israeli President Isaac Herzog<\/a> is warning that \u201cnoncompliance with a court ruling is a red line that must not be crossed under any circumstances,\u201d and opposition leaders are comparing the situation to tragedies such as the destruction of the Second Temple and the Holocaust.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the government of Israel decides not to obey a Supreme Court ruling, from that moment every citizen is forced to ask himself: \u2018Who do I obey? The government? The court?&#8217;\u201d Naftali Bennett, former Israeli prime minister and leader of the Together party, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/naftalibennett\/status\/2074023280902537238\">said<\/a> Monday. \u201cAnd when there is no single answer, there is no single state. There is anarchy \u2014 chaos. That\u2019s how they split Israel into two kingdoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\">Israel\u2019s President Isaac Herzog addresses during a ceremony commemorating Israel\u2019s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26111382465017.jpg?w=696&#8243; height=&#8221;683&#8243; width=&#8221;1024&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israel\u2019s President Isaac Herzog addresses during a ceremony commemorating Israel\u2019s Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron, at the Military Cemetery on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Tuesday April 21, 2026. (Ilia Yefimovich\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He continued: \u201cIt\u2019s already happened to us twice, and twice it ended in destruction. The second time we suffered two thousand years of exile, pogroms, persecutions, and a terrible Holocaust.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source of unrest is the High Court\u2019s order for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-a-blow-to-resistance-movement-taliban-shuts-down-internet-in-holdout-province\/\" title=\"In a Blow to Resistance Movement, Taliban Shuts Down Internet in Holdout Province\">communications regulatory authority<\/a> to resume operations despite a lack of quorum. Multiple members resigned in recent months in order to force the government body to pause, preventing the sale of outlet Channel 13 to a group of entrepreneurs hostile to the incumbent government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The High Court ordered in June that the council resume operations despite the legally insufficient number of members. But Cabinet members voted unanimously over the weekend to reject any decisions made by the council until it meets the proper head count \u2014 claiming that the lack of quorum prevented the legitimate exercise of power.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHigh Court judges are not the Knesset, and a fit of power does not grant authority to erase an explicit threshold condition from the law, even if it is inconvenient for them. The rule of law is not the rule of the judges,\u201d the communications minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shlomo_karhi\/status\/2073719821691199563\">wrote in his joint statement<\/a> with Justice Minister Yariv Levin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministers continued: \u201cToday the government has clearly stated \u2014 when the High Court tramples the law, the state will not lend a hand to it. Two-thirds is a legal requirement, not a recommendation, and a council that does not meet the threshold conditions set by the legislature does not exist, and its decisions are worth as much as a nutshell.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yair Lapid, leader of the centrist party Yesh Atid and official Leader of the Opposition, said that it is the culmination of a premeditated campaign by Netanyahu\u2019s government to undermine the authority of the High Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Government officials] keep saying over and over again that the court is not the body that determines what the law is, so that we become accustomed to the idea,\u201d Lapid said Monday. \u201cThe poison machine keeps relentlessly pushing this narrative until madness begins to sound reasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a deliberate strategy. Its goal is to steal the election,\u201d he said. \u201cThey will claim there is some security event, or they will create one, and delay the elections. And if there is no court, there will be no one to appeal to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Culture and Sports Minister Miki Zohar\u00a0sought to deescalate the situation on Monday in an interview with public broadcaster Kan, assuring listeners that Netanyahu will \u201ccomply with the High Court\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Israeli Supreme Court judges assemble on the day of a petition to force Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to oust Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from his position at the court in Jerusalem Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Ronen Zvulun\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/07\/localimages\/AP26105283463611-e1783371552996.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israeli Supreme Court judges assemble on the day of a petition to force Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to oust Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from his position at the court in Jerusalem Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Ronen Zvulun\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere won\u2019t be a constitutional crisis here,\u201d Zohar <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/minister-insists-pm-will-obey-high-court-ruling-isnt-seeking-constitutional-crisis\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cIn my opinion, a constitutional crisis is the beginning of a slippery slope.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4636534\/netanyahu-israel-woke-right-vance\/\">NETANYAHU RIPS ANTI-ISRAEL \u2018WOKE RIGHT,\u2019 REBUFFS VANCE\u2019S \u2018ONLY POWERFUL ALLY\u2019 REMARK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zohar attempted to flip the narrative against the High Court and its supporters, asserting that the rebuke issued to the High Court on Sunday by Karhi and Levin \u201cdid not create a constitutional crisis, but sought to prevent one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe told the High Court that its behavior was against the law,\u201d Zohar insisted on Monday. \u201cWe must obey the High Court\u2019s decisions, but we are saying that we are on the verge of a constitutional crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Netanyahu has not yet publicly commented on the situation. He is currently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4628561\/netanyahu-lawyers-compare-treatment-adolf-eichmann\/\">embroiled in a series of trials<\/a> examining whether he engaged in bribery and corruption with media titans in order to secure more flattering coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli court ruling sparks crisis, threatens democracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2625693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26105283463611-e1783371552996.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[8942,54026,68352,4671,3760],"class_list":["post-2625692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anarchy","tag-crisis-2","tag-herzog","tag-israel","tag-opposition"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26105283463611-e1783371552996.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2625692"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2625696,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2625692\/revisions\/2625696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2625693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2625692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2625692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2625692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}