Judicial Reform

Former Netanyahu chief of staff Horowitz reveals tensions with PM's family

Horowitz told Channel 12 that his decision to return to politics was heavily influenced by the October 7 Massacre and its aftermath. His three sons were all called to reserve duty when war broke out.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) and his advisor Yoav Horowitz (R) arrive to attend the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on September 3, 2017. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
A British Airways flight at Ben-Gurion Airport, February 25, 2026.

MK Kariv warns of emigration 'tsunami' as study shows nearly 270,000 people left Israel since 2023

Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting in the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2025.

My Word: Courting constitutional disaster - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the State Comptroller elections at the plenum of the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 3, 2026.

Will there be a constitutional crisis? Second Authority dispute tests judicial authority - analysis


Why politicizing judicial appointments is dangerous for Israel - opinion

The framework eliminates the current supermajority requirement for appointing Supreme Court justices and replaces it with mutual veto power for the coalition and opposition.

 Then-Supreme Court president Esther Hayut and all 15 justices assemble to hear petitions against the reasonableness standard law in the High Court of Justice, in Jerusalem, September 2023.

The unaccountable few: How Israel’s justice system undermines democracy - opinion

According to polls, even among the supporters of the opposition parties, 80% think the Israeli judicial system is in need of reform. We should make Israel a democracy again.

 Israelis are seen protesting judicial reform, in Tel Aviv.

The Israel-Hamas War has presented necessity, opportunity for judicial reform - opinion

The path forward is clear: well-timed and measured reform that brings Israel’s judicial system closer to accepted democratic norms while maintaining appropriate checks and balances.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, a former justice minister, attend a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting last week. Their proposal is significantly better than the original plan that roiled the country in 2023, but has substantial flaws

IDF chief Halevi to fly to US for first and only visit of term

The fact that he has never visited as IDF chief also explains why Halevi's trip is a full three days, whereas typically, such a trip might only be one or two days.

 IDF CHIEF OF STAFF Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi attends a state ceremony in October marking the first anniversary of the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, at Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem.

Return of judicial reform: Knesset committee prepares new Sa'ar-Levin bill

The new bill is based on a joint proposal by Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and is expected to pass into law by the end of February.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Legislation of Levin-Sa’ar judicial reform compromise to begin next week

The initial bill was approved for its second and third reading in March 2023, but was frozen after mass protests broke out in the wake of former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s warning.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Former A-G Mandelblit: Judicial reform compromise is 'rotten,' will weaken High Court - exclusive

Sa'ar and Levin pitched the proposal as "evolutionary and not revolutionary," but according to Mandelblit, the proposal was indeed revolutionary.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar (L) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin (R) at the Supreme Court (illustrative)

Survey presented at IDI conference shows clear public opposition to judicial reform

The findings of the conference continue to shed light on the deep division within Israeli society over proposed judicial reforms, with the majority concerned about maintaining checks and balances.

 A JUDICIAL reform protest in 2023. ‘You don’t express your love for a country by leaving it; you stay and fight for change.’

How the Israeli system actually works (or fails) may surprise you - opinion

The judicial selection process is complex, involving input by judges, the Israel Bar Association, and Knesset.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, this past October.

Judicial reform: Out of grief, a new dialogue - a call for compromise after Oct. 7 - analysis

Many Israelis are hungry for leaders free from the straitjacket of ideology, untainted by the cynicism of cutthroat politics, and driven by integrity and love of country.

Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024