Attorney Gali Baharav-Miara submitted an opinion to the High Court of Justice today (Monday), in which she wrote that "the conduct of the Minister of Justice and the lack of cooperation with the President of the Supreme Court and the administration of the courts is causing a severe shortage of judges and harming the Israeli public.".
The attorney general wrote these words in a document she submitted in response to petitions against the professional boycott being led by Justice Minister Yariv Levin against Judge Yitzhak Amit.
Minister Levin avoided convening the committee, which in its current composition refuses to appoint judges whose positions are not comfortable.
The Minister of Justice sought to reach agreements and compromises between the committee members, but the activist side of the committee refuses any dialogue and insists on boycotting anyone who is not considered an activist.
In the words of Rabbi Meara: "The cooperation between the Minister of Justice and the President of the Supreme Court is an institutional foundation and a basic condition for the proper operation of the court system and the judiciary - as is known, it is one of the three authorities that constitute the fundamental pillars of the Israeli democratic system of government.".
She added: "A policy of non-cooperation on the part of the Minister of Justice with the President of the Supreme Court and non-exercise of authority to appoint necessary officials in the judicial system, which requires the consent of the President - lacks a legal basis, is contrary to proper government procedures and the basic rules of administrative law.".
Minister Levin clarified, through his lawyer Yoram Sheftel, that Judge Yitzhak Amit is not legally serving as president. After Judge Amit's appointment letter lacked a minister's "signature of existence" and the selection of the committee was made with a defective composition.
The prosecution's response claimed that Levin's refusal to cooperate with President Yitzhak Amit "is based on claims that have been rejected time and time again.".
They also request that the court strip the minister of his authority to delay appointments in which he finds a legal or substantive defect - and once again appoint judges on their own accord.
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