The Committee to Select Justices today will decide on which candidates will fill five vacancies on the High Court of Justice. Despite opposition to her appointment from a number of ministers and members of Knesset, the appointment of State Prosecutor Edna Arbel as a Supreme Court justice is expected to pass.
Several MKs opposed to Arbel's appointment explained earlier this week that a cloud hangs over the chief prosecutor's head regarding many inappropriate actions she initiated against public officials. One such case was Arbel's order of a wiretap against then-Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Persons affiliated with the political right question Arbel's ability to render impartial rulings, since her performance as state prosecutor has been tainted with an air of partiality in their opinion.
Critics of the effort to block the appointment, which is supported by Justice Minister Tommy Lapid, feel the political community is out of line for attempting to interfere with the high-level judicial appointment.
In addition to what has been insinuated by others MKs, Minister Limor Livnat (Likud) told the committee deciding on the candidates for Supreme Court justices that in 1997, Edna Arbel requested that the Minister secure a position for her husband Uri.
In response to the report, Arbel denied the facts as they were presented by Livnat, saying that a third party turned to Livnat with the request, but did so unbeknownst to the Arbels.
Several MKs opposed to Arbel's appointment explained earlier this week that a cloud hangs over the chief prosecutor's head regarding many inappropriate actions she initiated against public officials. One such case was Arbel's order of a wiretap against then-Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. Persons affiliated with the political right question Arbel's ability to render impartial rulings, since her performance as state prosecutor has been tainted with an air of partiality in their opinion.
Critics of the effort to block the appointment, which is supported by Justice Minister Tommy Lapid, feel the political community is out of line for attempting to interfere with the high-level judicial appointment.
In addition to what has been insinuated by others MKs, Minister Limor Livnat (Likud) told the committee deciding on the candidates for Supreme Court justices that in 1997, Edna Arbel requested that the Minister secure a position for her husband Uri.
In response to the report, Arbel denied the facts as they were presented by Livnat, saying that a third party turned to Livnat with the request, but did so unbeknownst to the Arbels.