Sarah Ben-Nun

Sarah is the legal affairs correspondent and former night editor for The Jerusalem Post . She split her childhood between Israel and the US, granting her a deep understanding of both communities. After completing her National Service in Israel, Sarah went on to study at Yeshiva University. She holds a BA in Journalism.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026.

Knesset panel approves budget transfer of NIS 270 million to haredi education during recess

Justice Minister Yariv Levin attends Israel Hayom conference in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026.

High Court asks Levin whether he will advance PID appointments before election

Gadi Eisenkot, head of the Yashar party, attends a conference in the northern Israeli city of Haifa, July 9, 2026

Eisenkot demands police launch probe into politically motivated assault of Yashar! party activist


WATCH: Seven suspects set to be indicted in killing of Jerusalem teen Benayahu Razi

The court extended suspects’ detention until Friday as police conclude an investigation launched after the July 11 killing in Jerusalem’s Nachlaot neighborhood.

Illustration image of handcuffs on the hands of an arrested man, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.

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.

A person uses an umbrella to block the sun at the Supreme Court amid a heatwave in Washington.

Three Tel Aviv daycare workers indicted over alleged physical abuse of infants, toddlers

The childcare workers allegedly assaulted the children under the care, who were between six months and one-and-a-half years old, treating them as if they were objects.

Israeli daycare-aged children (illustrative). March 24, 2026.

High Court questions factual basis of petition against UNRWA restrictions

The petitioners asked the court to strike down the restrictions, arguing that they violated the rights of Palestinians who depend on UNRWA for education, health care and other assistance.

A man enters a building of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Askar camp for Palestinian refugees, east of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 31, 2025.

Lahav 433 questions figure close to senior Likud circles over alleged concealment of assets

The investigation was conducted jointly by the Lahav 433 National Economic Crime Unit and the Justice Ministry’s insolvency enforcement unit.

General view of the Lahav 433 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on August 2, 2026.

Over 8,000 plaintiffs seek to hold PA liable for October 7 massacre, war damages

The Jerusalem District Court set Sunday as the deadline for arguments as a new study links the PA prisoner-payment system to senior Hamas figures involved in the massacre.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general Conference of Fatah Youth in Ramallah, with a backdrop including a portrait of Abbas and Yasser Arafat, November 27, 2025; illustrative.

High Court to hear challenge to laws restricting UNRWA operations, claims of impact on population

The petition was filed by 10 Palestinian residents, together with Adalah and Gisha. UNRWA itself is not a petitioner in the case.

Israel begins dismantling UNRWA facility, January 20, 2026.

MK Sharren Haskel testifies at Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal

The inquiry was launched at the initiative of the attorney-general.

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.

Two arrested as settler activists organize repeated crossings into southern Syria

More than 150 suspects have been caught in 16 attempts to cross into Syria, as the Bashan Pioneers movement says further groups are on the way.

View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

MK Sharren Haskel summoned by Lahav 433 in connection with comptroller election scandal

One week earlier, Haskel alleged in a sworn affidavit that members of the New Hope-United Right faction were required to film themselves voting for Michael Rabello as state comptroller.

Deputy Minister MK Sharren Haskel attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, December 2, 2025.