Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Shas party chairman Arye Dery said the coalition in which he sits no longer recognizes the authority of the courts, asking, 'Why do we need ... to play this game?' The veteran Haredi lawmaker also attacked the IDF chief for having opposed a law freezing the arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgersShare 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 formatSubscribe11:25 AM • July 17 2026 IDTA key member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition said on Thursday that it no longer recognizes the authority of courts, further aggravating the government's ongoing defiance of the judicial system.CommentsIn the NewsHaredi Party Leader Says Courts 'Have No Authority,' IDF Chief 'Has Lost It'Israel's Knesset Approves Its Dissolution, Netanyahu Votes in FavorU.S. Hits Bridges, Airport in Strikes – Killing Seven – Iranian State Media SaysNetanyahu Hopes Political Harakiri Keeps His Bloc, and His Grip on Power, AliveClothes Like Homes: Sasson Kedem's Oversized Vision Finds a New GenerationRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Netanyahu's Biggest Challenger: Who Is Gadi Eisenkot and What Does He Stand For?Eisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?Ro Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' Him103 House Democrats Vote to Cut U.S. Aid to Israel in Landmark Symbolic Vote