Netanyahu and the government filed a response to Israel’s High Court opposing petitions that seek to force Itamar Ben-Gvir’s dismissal.
Netanyahu and the Israeli government have told the High Court that petitions seeking to force Itamar Ben-Gvir’s dismissal unlawfully intrude on the prime minister’s authority to appoint his cabinet.
The filing, reported on April 12, 2026, comes ahead of a scheduled High Court hearing in the long-running dispute over Ben-Gvir’s role as national security minister.
The case centers on allegations that Ben-Gvir improperly involved himself in police matters. The attorney general has taken the opposite view and urged the court to order his removal.
The government argues that dismissal decisions belong to the elected executive, not the court.
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