Watch: Retired judge tears down memorial signs hung by 'Heroism Forum''

September 2, 2024   

Judicial temperament: Retired Judge Sarah Habib, a former judge at the Beer Sheva Magistrate's Court, was filmed tearing down signs of fallen soldiers and hostages that were hung by the 'Gavura Forum'. Almog Booker, who revealed the footage on Channel 12 this evening (Monday), wrote that the judge tore down the signs because "these were signs that were hung by the Gavura Forum, a forum of families who have lost their loved ones since the October uprising and whose goal is to promote the continuation of the ground maneuver until complete victory. Or in other words, because they think differently." Retired Judge Habib refused to apologize and responded: "I did tear down the signs that are hanging there in violation of the law anyway. The Tikva Forum prefers dead hostages in exchange for future real estate, and I choose life. Regarding the complaint, we will meet in court.".  

Documentation that we published tonight in the early edition with Gideon Oko: Retired judge Sarah Habib, a former judge at the Beer Sheva Magistrate's Court, tearing down signs with pictures of fallen soldiers and hostages. And why? Because these are signs that were put up by the Gevura Forum, a forum of families who have lost their loved ones since the October coup and whose goal is to promote the continuation of the maneuver... pic.twitter.com/dJYL6SRRb3

— almog boker (@bokeralmog) September 2, 2024

The Yehudit organization announced this evening that it has filed a complaint with the Bar Association against Sarah Habib. "After she was recorded tearing down signs with pictures of fallen soldiers and abductees, we filed a complaint with the Bar Association with the aim of revoking her attorney's license." Memoriya Litvak, the organization's CEO, said: "Anyone who defaces pictures of abductees and IDF fallen soldiers, harms bereaved families, insults their feelings and what is most precious to them, cannot hold a lawyer's license. "With her actions, Attorney Sarah Habib not only hurt the hearts of all of us, but also violated the Bar Association's rules of ethics, damaged the honor of the profession, and disgraced her membership in the Bar Association.".