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DavidDvorkin

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15. Here's a twist: Netanyahu once said that court decisions apply to everyone

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Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:51 PM

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In 2015, Benjamin Netanyahu defended Supreme Court justices after a ruling on Beit El buildings, and in 2019 he said court decisions apply to all; now, as his ministers say the government will not comply with a High Court order, he has not spoken publicly

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