Legal reforms

High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain

The court ruled that the decision was procedurally flawed and legally untenable, and that both the revision of the term-ending process and the subsequent dismissal were void. 

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG addresses the Knesset plenum at the opening of the winter session on October 20, 2025.

Israel needs real reform, not a lower electoral threshold - opinion

Lowering the electoral threshold is not intended to bring new voices into the Knesset but only to assist those who are already there.

|ByASAF HEIMAN
President Isaac Herzog shows a screenshot from the recent Hamas video of hostage Evyatar David, at a news conference during a visit to Riga, Latvia last week.

Herzog on gov't decisions: 'I intervene when possible,' but can't blindly react to everything

"I try to intervene and act in many areas in many different ways, sometimes overtly and sometimes not. That is the role of the president."

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE ISRAEL Tax Authority is apparently interpreting ‘mail’ to include email and downloads from the Internet.

The dramatic changes proposed to the definition of Israeli, foreign residents - opinion

It is worth questioning why the Tax Authority largely abandoned the original committee’s recommendations without broader consultation.

|ByBOAZ FEINBERG

Simcha Rothman to protesters: You lack intellect so resort to bullying

Israeli MK Simcha Rothman addressed the crowds of protesters both inside and outside of his appearance at Tel Aviv University on Sunday morning.

MAY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hundreds demonstrate against Constitution, Law and Justice Committee chair Simcha Rothman as he attends an event at Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023.

Israel's judicial overhaul: Resuscitation efforts needed

INSIDE POLITICS: For the time being, the supposedly moribund judicial reform is in limbo as President Isaac Herzog’s compromise talks continue.

MAY 19, 2023ByTAL SHALEV
A close-up of people protesting against the judicial overhaul plan in Tel Aviv on April 29.

Erdan denies he was ousted as communications minister over Elovitch complaints to Netanyahu

When the prosecution asked if Erdan was concerned about the continuation of the reforms after his tenure as communications minister, he said that he was, but that it fell in line with other policies

MAY 15, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addresses the United Nations Security Council, February 20, 2023.

Neither side wants judicial reform conversation to return to Knesset

INSIDE POLITICS: The No. 1 priority on the coalition’s to-do list is to pass the 2023-2024 state budget by the end of May.

APRIL 28, 2023ByTAL SHALEV
THE KNESSET will return to session next week amid the temporary freeze in the judicial reform legislation.

16 weeks in a row: Judicial reform protesters gather across Israel

The protests have continued despite the temporary halt of the judicial reform legislation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared at the end of March.

APRIL 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis demonstrate against the judicial reform in Tel Aviv for the 16th week in a row on April 22, 2023.

Coalition will not advance judicial overhaul during the month of May – report

The government will first focus on passing the national budget before returning to focus on judicial reform legislation.

APRIL 13, 2023ByELIAV BREUER
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his coalition are deep in discussion in the Knesset this week.

In Tennessee, guns are winning and children are losing - opinion

Even common-sense reforms like red flag laws, background checks, raising the minimum age for gun purchases and assault rifle bans are apparently too radical.

APRIL 13, 2023ByDOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
PROTESTERS GATHER outside the Tennessee State Capitol to call for an end to gun violence and stronger gun laws, after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, last month.

Tens of thousands protest judicial reform for 13th consecutive week

Netanyahu's former chief of staff was seen at the Tel Aviv judicial reform protests, along with opposition politicians and Netanyahu's cousin.

APRIL 1, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, MICHAEL STARR
Demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv

How can the coalition and opposition compromise on judicial reform?

LEGAL AFFAIRS: As both sides of the judicial reform debate finally come to the table together, what are the possible outcomes of their anticipated meetings?

APRIL 1, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG leads the first negotiation meeting over judicial overhaul compromises with representatives from Likud, National Unity, Yesh Atid and Labor, at the President’s Residence.

Simcha Rothman evacuated by police after protesters surround house

Israeli protesters at the scene chanted while addressing Simcha Rothman, who was staying in a house temporarily: “Coward, go home!”

MARCH 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israelis block the Ayalon highway and clash with Police in Tel Aviv during a protest against the Israeli government's planned judicial overhaul on March 23, 2023.