Basic Law
Netanyahu races to pass key laws as Israel’s October 27 election campaign begins
With Israel’s election set for October 27, this week's Deep Dive dives into why Likud is racing to pass key laws as haredi demands, military manpower concerns, and Eisenkot’s rise reshape the campaign
Fixing the blurred line between Judaism and religion - opinion
Knesset votes to freeze arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders amid IDF manpower crisis
Knesset passes contentious haredi-backed bill to enshrine Torah study in Israel's Basic Law
High Court to discuss Netanyahu's Incapacitation Law after A-G attack
High Court President Esther Hayut, Vice President Uzi Vogelman, and Justice Yitzhak Amit will preside over the hearing in which arguments will be made about the Basic Law: The Government amendment.
NGO to attorney general: Does reasonableness law apply to West Bank?
Yesh Din argued that only the military had the authority to set rules and regulations in the West Bank.
High Court hearing on new law set for after summer recess
A barrage of petitions was filed against the reasonableness bill on Monday and Tuesday, after it had passed in a dramatic Knesset voting session on Monday.
Can Israel's High Court cancel the newly-passed judicial reform law?
The basic laws are the fundamental legal framework under which the power of judicial review exists.
Israel needs a constitution to avoid crisis - analysis
Opposition and protest leaders said immediately after the Knesset vote that the real struggle begins now.
Israel's Bar joins barrage of High Court petitions against new law
The purpose of the law, the Israeli Bar contended, was to "immunize" the heads of the executive authority from acting within the bounds of reason.
NGOs prepare High Court petitions against reasonableness
If the petition is accepted, it would be the first time the court heard arguments to abolish a matter of a Basic Law.
Reasonableness issue requires serious and consensual discussion - opinion
A government that wants to act in its citizens’ interests, in a professional manner and on the basis of appropriate considerations, has nothing to fear from the test of reasonableness.
The major legal issues of the last 75 years that altered Israeli society
LEGAL AFFAIRS: Consulting with Israel's legal professionals has exposed major issues that have plagued the Israeli public since the state was founded.
Will the Knesset be back to judicial reform mayhem post-recess?
Political affairs: The new Knesset’s first session was dominated by the judicial overhaul controversy. What should we expect when it resumes its activity on April 30?
