Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026'Unravelling Democracy' In a letter addressed to opposition party leaders, the former IDF and police chiefs called on them to 'unite and fight' the government's decisionShare 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 formatSubscribeBar Peleg01:44 PM • July 07 2026 IDTSeveral former heads of Israel's security services on Tuesday harshly criticized the government's explicit announcement that it would not abide by the country's top court ruling, a move which may amount to a constitutional crisis.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsIsraeli electionsIsrael Supreme CourtBenjamin NetanyahuEhud BarakUltra-OrthodoxMoshe Ya'alonYariv LevinCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasNATOSupreme CourtAli KhameneiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsrael Ex-security Chiefs Slam Gov't Court Defiance, Warn of Threat to ElectionsGermany Expands Support for Yad Vashem With Fivefold Increase in Annual FundingThe 'Special Relationship' Is Gone, and Israel Isn't Ready for What's ComingAfter Flag Gesture, Egypt Team's Coach Urges: 'Let the Palestinian People Live'Report: Trump to Allow Turkey to Purchase U.S. F-35 Planes, Defying NetanyahuRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 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 PrimaryIsraeli Cop Filmed Throwing Stun Grenade Into Car, Trapping Palestinians Inside