Legislation

New judiciary procedure tightens rules on photography in court buildings

The procedure accompanies a recently passed amendment that restricts the photographing and publication of identifying images of suspects held in custody before an indictment is filed.

Lawyers and police investigators arrive for a court hearing in a major corruption case involving senior officials from the Histadrut at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court November 3, 2025
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the District Court in Tel Aviv, in the trial against him, October 15, 2025

Bill to give Knesset power to freeze Netanyahu's criminal trial postponed upon PM's opposition

 Deputy Attorney General Gil Limon attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on January 27, 2025.

New bills on gov't owned companies 'harmful to public' -Dep. AG

A person holds up a placard outside the Royal Courts of Justice, on the day judges decide whether the co-founder of Palestine Action can challenge the UK government's ban on the group, in London, Britain, September 25, 2025.

Six appear in UK court charged over banned group Palestine Action


The Nation-State bill: Yes or no?

We seem to have become a country on strike.

Special committee to pass the Basic Law: Israel, the Nation-State of the Jewish People committee chairman Amir Ohana (Likud) , Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin

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.

Aliza Lavie (left) conducts a meeting of the Subcommittee on Trafficking in Women and Prostitution, as MK Tamar Zandberg (right) looks on

In pursuit of civic Zionism

The bill did not infringe on the individual rights of Israel’s Arab citizens and merely reaffirmed the Jewish national characteristics of the state that were already in place.

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018

Irish bill criminalizing West Bank settlements a step towards full boycott

The offense would be punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to €250,000.

Flag of Ireland

No decision from security cabinet on death penalty for terrorists

Former brigadier-general Lior Akerman said that while the death penalty may serve a desire for vengeance, it will not deter attacks and will give the terrorists “international legitimization."

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman speaks at a faction meeting on June 18th, 2018

LGBT campaign snowballs as hundreds of companies support nationwide strike

Protest activities are set to take place all day throughout the country at major intersections and in front of government offices.

 Hundreds of members of LGBT community protest surrogacy law in Tel Aviv

Summer recess

In light of these lamentable laws, we can only seek to be fair and laud our lawmakers for passing at least one good piece of legislation this week.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sits alone at the Knesset

It's law: Pregnant women no longer need to wait in line

The law, initiated by Joint List MK Yousef Jabarin, was passed unanimously by 48 MKs.

A pregnant woman

'Breaking the Silence' bill passed into law

"Organizations that undermine Israel and besmirch IDF soldiers will no longer be able to reach Israeli students," Education Minister Naftali Bennett said.

IDF soldiers during activities in the West Bank

Knesset to vote on bill limiting Palestinian access to High Court

The legislation transfers land cases from the High Court of Justice to Administrative Courts, by expanding its ability to hear legal cases outside of the judicial purview of sovereign Israel.

Israel's High Court of Justice