Justice Minister Yariv Levin said he would allow Israel’s Supreme Court to 'disappear' by refusing to appoint new justices if his preferred conservative candidates are not selected. He has declined to fill vacancies during his tenure because he lacks sufficient support on the Judicial Selection Committee to secure their appointments.

There are currently four open seats on the Supreme Court, a number that could grow to nine by the end of the next parliamentary term if no appointments are made. Levin argued that the court needs greater ideological diversity and accused even its conservative members of judicial overreach.

Levin said he is willing to reach a compromise but warned that without agreement, the growing number of vacancies would gradually hollow out the court. A recently passed law that could allow coalition and opposition lawmakers to advance their preferred nominees in the future may eventually break the deadlock, though that law itself is set to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.