Judiciary

Israel might be headed towards its own January 6 moment - opinion

This is far from trivial. Ever since taking office in January 2023, this coalition has done everything it possibly could to undermine the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and the attorney-general.

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.
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

Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

Netanyahu is pushing Israel toward a constitutional crisis by ignoring court ruling - editorial

Iran's Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i.

Infamous 'Judge of Death' reinstated by Khamenei despite reports suggesting the conrary


Sa'ar's judicial compromise missing critical piece of agreement - analysis

Without regard to Gideon Sa'ar, dropping the basic laws aspect of the compromise is a mega event.

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

Barak's civil war prediction: A warning or exaggeration? - comment

The question is: which voices deserve our attention and amplification?

Israelis protest against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu outside Prime Minister Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem on August 01, 2020.

Knesset committee begins rejecting opposition objections as they advance judicial appointment bill

So far, the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee has rejected 2,700 out of 70,000 objections. The coalition enjoys a majority in the committee.

 Committee chairman MK Simcha Rothman leads a vote during a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on March 17, 2025.

Levin-Sa’ar compromise politicizes judicial selection process, A-G says

A-G warns that the proposed judicial selection reform prioritizes politics over professionalism, risking judicial independence and altering the balance of Israel’s legal system.

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

Knesset bill increases government control over judicial ombudsman appointment

How will the government’s proposal politicize the judicial watchdog appointment?

A court hearing on the government's drafting of yeshiva students for the IDF, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

We should all compromise to protect Israel’s judiciary from political strife - opinion

The incoming president of the Supreme Court could raise the flag of compromise in the form of the victor’s outstretched hand and allow Levin’s candidate to be appointed to the court.

 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

Yariv Levin requests delay of Supreme Court chief justice appointment over allegations

Israel has been without a chief justice since October 2023, when former chief justice Esther Hayut’s tenure ended.

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

US federal judge delegation explores Oct 7 challenge to Israeli legal system

The judges' trip included an exploration of International Humanitarian Law and the laws of war from the Israeli perspective.

 Florida Judge Roy Altman and his delegation of 14 US federal judges in front of Israel's Knesset.

Vogelman: Reform ruling part of constitutional process, need last Basic Law

Acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman called to permanently fill the top justice position.

 Supreme Court justice Uzi Vogelman at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2023

Justice Minister Levin to convene judicial selection panel within 15 days

Without new judges being appointed, Israel was on track to be short more than 50 judges by the end of next month.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.