Current sectionIsrael NewsFormer Supreme Court President Esther Hayut said that extremists are calling to target judges and law enforcement following violent protests at the home of Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg, adding that the incidents amount to an assault on democracy and the rule of lawShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeChen Maanit05:47 PM • June 05 2026 IDTFormer Supreme Court President Esther Hayut warned on Friday that Israel is "sliding toward anarchy" following the violent ultra-Orthodox protests that took place in front of the home of Deputy Supreme Court President Noam Sohlberg.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Ultra-OrthodoxIsrael policeBenjamin NetanyahuYariv LevinIsrael Supreme CourtHaredim CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonMacron SnubWest BankHaredi ProtestMichael RabelloHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEx-top Judge Warns Israel 'Sliding Toward Anarchy' Amid Attack on Justice's HomeThree Arab Israelis Shot Dead in Two Incidents as Homicide Surge ContinuesIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the ReasonKnesset Legal Adviser Lets Controversial State Watchdog Vote StandCaptain Eitan Lemberg, Killed in Lebanon, Laid to RestRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?Israel's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway'Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report Says'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This'The Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the Start