Legislation
US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor refuses to pause $655m. judgment against Palestinian Authority
The decision allows efforts to collect the money to continue while the PA and PLO prepare another appeal, but it does not mean the Supreme Court has ruled on that appeal itself.
For the first time: Israeli law recognizes a Family Memorial Day as a protected leave day
Government delays October 7 inquiry bill, tells High Court legislation will wait until elections
Almost half of surveyed Israelis want entertainment venues closed on Tisha B'av, Tzohar poll finds
Quebec bill bans religious symbols such as kippahs
The measure is intended to reinforce the separation of church and state, but critics say the real target appears to be Muslims and their hijabs.
Top 10 headlines of 2018: Legal system
A year of highlights and lowlights in Israel: The legal arena.
Knesset clears legislative table before early elections
One of the laws that passed on Tuesday would prohibit terrorists in prison from having their sentences shortened by one-third, as other prisoners may do if they show remorse and rehabilitation.
Tough anti-Smoking bill nearing passage
Israelis' level of trust in the judicial system at 17-year low, report finds
The data show that only 18% of the public express a high level of trust in the judicial system, compared with 33% who express a low level of trust.
Regev attacks screening of controversial film as loyalty bill stalls
State attorney said the legislation would significantly harm freedom of expression in Israel.
Fearing Trump: American fiction and the impeachment movement
Herman Wouk’s 1951 novel is about a group of Navy officers who remove a volatile captain from his command of a minesweeper when he freezes up during a typhoon.
The Nation-State Law, a constitutional showdown with postmodernism
It’s a painful ritual that we’ve experienced many times before. Or is this time different?
The Nation-State bill: Yes or no?
We seem to have become a country on strike.
Ministers vote to fine prostitution customers thousands of shekels
The advantage of the government-sponsored bill is that funding to enforce the law and rehabilitate sex workers has the government's support in advance.
