Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsIn a joint statement, the former justices wrote that the government's decision to defy a High Court ruling leads to 'anarchy and the concentration of all state power in the hands of a single body'Share 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 Maanit08:39 PM • July 06 2026 IDTAll living past presidents of Israel's High Court condemned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government's decision to defy a recent ruling by the court, warning that the move will end Israeli democracy.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsIsrael High CourtIsrael Supreme CourtCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastEx-presidents of Israel's High Court Say Government Defiance Is End of DemocracyFacing a Constitutional Crisis, Israelis Have One Option LeftAnissa Helou's New Book of Lebanese Recipes Spotlights Villages Scarred by WarShin Bet Chief Reconsiders Agency's Stance on Disqualified Kahanist PartyConstitutional Crisis? Why Israel's Government Just Openly Defied the High CourtRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedAn Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What HappenedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIn His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank