Orly Ades, who stepped down last week as head of Israel's Central Elections Committee, privately relayed her concern that right-wing elements who delegitimized the Supreme Court and its president Isaac Amit could target her and her committee, sources told Haaretz
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Orly Ades, who stepped down last week as head of Israel's Central Elections Committee, privately relayed her concern that right-wing elements who delegitimized the Supreme Court and its president Isaac Amit could target her and her committee, sources told Haaretz
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01:24 AM • May 06 2026 IDT
The outgoing director general of Israel's Central Elections Committee, attorney Orly Ades, said in closed-door conversations that she stepped down out of concern she would face personal attacks similar to those directed at Supreme Court President Yitzhak Amit, Haaretz has learned.
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