Justice Minister Yariv Levin responded to the High Court after the locks were changed at the shared office between him and Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara in Tel Aviv, saying: "There were days when issues at the core of civil rights were at the top of the court's priorities. But these are different days." According to him, "The fact that nine Supreme Court judges are required for this matter is something that will be studied as one of the strangest events in legal history. The minister unequivocally clarifies that the office in question is the Justice Minister's office and his alone."