Sarah Ben-Nun

Sarah is the legal affairs correspondent and former night editor for The Jerusalem Post. She split her childhood between Israel and the US, granting her a deep understanding of both communities. After completing her National Service in Israel, Sarah went on to study at Yeshiva University. She holds a BA in Journalism. 


Israeli attorney general Gali Baharav Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Israel weighs attorney-general role split amid warnings of political influence - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Netanyahu’s trial hearing shortened due to ‘security developments’

 The High Court of Justice convenes in Jerusalem

Israel's journalists petition High Court over controversial media reforms


Netanyahu's attorneys request release from representation as court expands testimony schedule

The attorneys argued that the expanded schedule would hinder their ability to provide effective representation.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in court for his corrpution trial hearing, September 17, 2025.

Equal burden on trial: What's at stake at the High Court's crucial haredi draft hearing - explainer

As war staggers on, the army faces a critical shortage, justices will weigh whether the State’s refusal to arrest draft evaders undermines both law and, principle of shared service.

Haredi protesters demonstrating against the IDF draft law blocking roads, September 18, 2025.

Arab Israeli student stabbed to death at school as sector violence claims 211 victims this year

Qasem Asala, 18, also died in criminal Arab sector violence on Monday. He was shot in a hit-and-run on his way to work in the Galilee.

The scene where a student was stabbed at a school in Kafr Kara, in northern Israel, October 27, 2025

MK Zvi Sukkot summoned for questioning due to role in Sde Teiman riots

The Sde Teiman riots, where protesters and several MKs breached the base, occured in March 2024.

 MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

Suspects in Netanyahu residence arson attack released to house arrest after court hearing

Four suspects involved in the September arson attack near Prime Minister Netanyahu's residence were released to house arrest after a court hearing on Sunday.

Four activists arrested for setting fire to recycling bins and a car near the Prime Minister’s residence arrive at a court hearing at Jerusalem District Court, October 26, 2025.

'Absolves Netanyahu of justice': A-G slams 'illegal' bill to freeze PM's criminal trial

The Sunday bill proposal to allow the Knesset to interfere in criminal proceedings against a prime minister or any sitting minister is “a dangerous opening," the legal advisory wrote.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara seen at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament, September 30, 2025

In ‘Qatargate’ twist, court orders police to hand back Netanyahu aide’s phones

Judge Menahem Mizrahi ruled police must return phones seized from Netanyahu aide Yonatan Urich in the ongoing “Qatargate” investigation.

Yonatan Urich who was arrested in the so-called Qatargate investigation arrives for a court hearing the court in Lod, August 19, 2025.

Bill to give Knesset power to freeze Netanyahu's criminal trial postponed upon PM's opposition

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara slammed the bill proposal, saying it “allows political considerations to encroach on criminal proceedings.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Turkish nationals charged over plot to smuggle firearms from Iran into Israel

Three Turkish nationals were charged in Nazareth with plotting to smuggle pistols from Iran into Israel through Jordan, including one accused of aiding terror.

 General view of the Lahav 443 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on November 4, 2019.

High Court gives state 30 days to reassess Gaza media ban post ceasefire

The High Court of Justice on Thursday gave the government 30 days to update its position on whether to allow independent journalists into the Gaza Strip

Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025.