Judiciary

Gofman ruling lays bare rules under dispute in Israel's political game - analysis

As Baharav-Miara warned of efforts to weaken democratic institutions, the system she was defending was in the process of rejecting her objections to one of Netanyahu’s most sensitive appointments.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and incoming Mossad chief Roman Gofman ordering the strikes on Iranian officials, March 16, 2026.
Iran's Chief Justice Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i.

Iran's judiciary chief orders A-G to investigate SIM cards with unlimited internet access

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law - opinion

An illustration of a handcuffed individual in a suit, and a backdrop of the Iranian flag.

Iran arrests at least four reform front politicians


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.

 SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut attends a conference in Haifa, in January. Would the Supreme Court nullify Knesset legislation as readily today as it did six months ago? It should be clear to all that it will not, says the writer.

Labor court to hear anti-racism czar political discrimination firing

The High Court rejected Zena's petition demanding a conditional order against the Justice Ministry and civil service for an explanation for his termination.

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.

Is Israel's new judicial reform law leverage for Netanyahu? - analysis

The prime minister sends a message that the coalition doesn't need the opposition to negotiate to advance its judicial agenda.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu holds last Sunday’s cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem, as Justice Minister Yariv Levin looks on.

Israeli court orders to evict 500 Bedouin from unrecognized village

The residents had argued that they owned and resided on the land for generations, prior to the 1970 Land Law that registered land and established state-owned real estate.

 A man stands near a structure that was demolished by Israeli authorities, at the Bedouin village of Khirbet al-Hamidiyeh, in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023

High Court hearing on Judicial Selection Committee set for September

The petitioners argued that Levin was abusing his role as justice minister to further political considerations.

 K SIMCHA ROTHMAN with Justice Minister Yariv Levin in the Knesset on Wednesday.

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.

 Judicial reform opponent Amit Becher casts his ballot for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at a voting station in Tel Aviv on June 20, 2023.

Anti-reform protestors are a testament to Israeli resilience and strength - opinion

Determined men, women, and children refuse to give up their fight against the judicial reforms despite the government’s steadfast pursuit of its agenda. 

 SHELLEY GOLDMAN protests at Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv. Her sticker reads: ‘Loyal to the Declaration of Independence.’

Israeli protesters block Highway 4, handcuff themselves to blockades

Protests against Israel's judicial reform sprang up all over the country on Monday.

 Protests against the judicial reform in Rehovot, May 20, 2023.

Law Committee holds last session before reasonableness bill reservations

The reservation amendments will be voted on by the committee, and if rejected added to the bill during final reading votes at the Knesset.

 MK Simcha Rotman, Head of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee leads a committee meeting on the planned judicial reform, at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on July 4, 2023.

Israel Police call on judicial reform protesters to avoid 'disaster' at Ben-Gurion Airport

Leaders of the Kaplan protest group attacked the airport authority as having been subject to political takeover.

 Israelis protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul, at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, March 9, 2023.