Deputy Transportation Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud Beytenu) on Thursday attacked the High Court which, she said, removes Jewish values from Israel’s definition as a “Jewish and democratic” state.
Speaking at a conference which dealt with Judaism and democracy, Hotovely said, "The High Court is eliminating the Jewish values of the country in favor of universal values. The use Jewish law in rulings is marginal - according to studies, only nine percent of the court’s rulings are based on Jewish law.”