
Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fox read a statement at the start of the cabinet meeting today (Sunday) calling on the High Court of Justice not to give a hand to the anomaly of the head of an independent security organization against the government - and to immediately cancel the interim order against the dismissal of Ronen Bar, in order to preserve democracy, governance and the security of the state.
According to a report by Amit Segal, the statement was unanimously approved by the Prime Minister and the ministers.
Minister Shlomo Karai said after Fox finished reading the statement: "Following the letter I sent to the Cabinet Secretary demanding that the executive decision be brought to the government on the question of whether to obey the law and the government's decision or to obey an illegal order of the High Court, I am pleased with the first step we are taking here today and the bright warning sign we are placing before the High Court.".
""I ask that if the High Court does not reverse itself, we bring the question here for a decision in the government and not continue to litigate without a decision here.".
The Prime Minister replied: "It will certainly come back here.".
Netanyahu added, telling the ministers: "I suggest you read my affidavit. What you discover in it about what Ronen Bar-Ash'ah said one hour before the massacre, including transcripts, will shock you. I was surprised. I didn't believe it when I read it.".