Isaac Amit

Knesset to High Court: Judicial-selection reform may justify professional trade-off

The Knesset told the High Court that lower professional standards among Supreme Court appointees could be justified by greater public trust and a more diverse judiciary.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and ten Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing on petitions against the change to the composition of the Judicial Selection Committee, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, June 21, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

Why Netanyahu rejected compromise with Noam Sohlberg in probing October 7 - analysis

It has become clear that Netanyahu and the government's problem with a state inquiry was not activist judges, but their desire to navigate the results to not be overly negative for themselves.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Supreme Court President Isaac Amit and Supreme Court justices arrive for a hearing at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on petitions seeking to overturn the election of attorney Michael Rabello as State Comptroller, June 28, 2026.

High Court warns of ‘anarchy,’ says Israeli politicians who defy court rulings could face lawsuits

If elected officials choose not to comply with court rulings, the High Court of Justice warned, they risk exposure to civil lawsuits.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney Michael Rabello, candidate for the State Comptroller seen at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 1, 2026.

Israel to be left without state comptroller after Supreme Court freezes Rabello's election

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that in the second round of voting in the election for state comptroller, a substantive flaw occurred regarding the secrecy of the ballot.

|ByGILAD MORAG

Opposition boycotts Netanyahu at Indian PM's Knesset session, rejoins for Modi’s speech

Yesh Atid and Yisrael Beytenu parties announced immediately before the session that they would be present for Modi’s speech but would boycott Benjamin Netanyahu and Amir Ohana's remarks.

FEBRUARY 25, 2026ByKESHET NEEV
INDIAN PRIME Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Yair Lapid at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem during Modi’s official visit to Israel on February 25, 2026.

High Court presses Levin over refusal to work with Supreme Court president as appointments stall

The hearing was held in response to a petition by the Zulat Institute, which is seeking an order compelling Levin to engage with Amit in order to advance routine appointments within the judiciary.

FEBRUARY 19, 2026BySARAH BEN-NUN
Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.