n a January 14, 2026 analysis, The Times of Israel reports that senior Israeli ministers have escalated personal and institutional attacks on the Supreme Court, framing it as an illegitimate “enemy of the people” rather than a check on executive power. The article argues this rhetoric is part of a broader strategy to delegitimize judicial oversight, especially after earlier efforts to “capture” legal institutions (through judicial overhaul legislation, influence over appointments, and moves against the attorney general) met obstacles.
Legal scholars and researchers quoted in the piece warn that the campaign is not only rhetorical: ministers have repeatedly encouraged noncompliance with specific court rulings, and the government is accused of already failing to implement certain High Court directives (including on enforcing conscription policy for ultra-Orthodox men). A major focus is the targeted disparagement of Supreme Court President Isaac Amit, which, the article suggests, also serves political aims such as justifying the government’s refusal to establish a state commission of inquiry into the October 7 failures (since the court president would appoint its members). The analysis concludes that these attacks help lay the groundwork for undermining — or ignoring — future court decisions, weakening one of Israel’s central remaining constraints on executive authority.