the Hebrew term for Israel’s supreme court
בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן
Hebrew uses a lot of acronyms. One example is that for בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הַגָּבוֹהַּ לְצֶדֶק – the High Court of Justice: בָּגָ”ץ .
– the High Court of Justice: בָּגָ”ץ .Focusing on social justice including claims against government agencies, בג”ץ is a division of the supreme court, בֵּית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן – literally, the highest court.
– literally, the highest court.For example:
צָרִיךְ לְכַבֵּד אֶת הַחְלָטַת בָּגָ”ץ.
(One) must honor the decision of the High Court of Justice.
and
בְּבֵית הַמִּשְׁפָּט הָעֶלְיוֹן שֶׁל מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יוֹשְׁבִים שׁוֹפְטִים יְהוּדִים וַעֲרָבִים.
On the supreme court of the State of Israel sit Jewish and Arab judges.
