A complaint was filed to the police following a threatening letter which was sent to Supreme Court Judge Anat Baron.
Baron has served in the Supreme Court for five years.
“Expect to be punished,” the letter said, which aroused concern in the judge living in Tel Aviv, who hastened to file a complaint with the police. A police investigation followed.
“This is explicitly a threat letter,” said Baron, who filed the complaint. In the past, when threats were made to judges by way of a threatening letter or through graffiti, it was usually done through the judges’ offices or the court itself. This case crosses a red line as the letter was sent directly to Baron herself, and the danger she is in is therefore considered to be greater.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in response to the threat that, “zero tolerance must be shown to anyone who threatens to murder judges and elected officials alike. Just this month, I filed three police complaints of threats of murder against me and my family. I urge the police to act swiftly and intensely to put an end to the incitement – it has no place among us.”
New Justice Minister Avi Nissenkorn also responded writing on his Twitter account, “The ongoing attack on the justice system is dangerous – and jeopardizes the resilience of the State of Israel. There are judges in Jerusalem, and they will continue to do their job fearlessly.”