Basic Law

Shas spiritual leader orders support for coalition legislation in exchange for haredi-backed bills

Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef warned there was “no room for delay” on the Torah Study Law amid coalition efforts to advance contentious legislation.

 ARYE DERI sits in the Knesset plenum.
Ultra orthodox Jewish reserve soldiers of the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade operate in the Gaza Strip on June 26, 2025.

It’s about time that Torah study counted for something - opinion

MKS ATTEND a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on June 16, 2026.

The hidden economic danger in the Basic Law on Torah Study

Combat veterans suffering from PTSD attends a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, July 7, 2026.

'Little girls with microphones': IDF veteran slams MKs during Basic Law: Torah Study cm'tee meeting


Justice Minister Gideon Sa'ar aims to pass Basic Law on legal rights

The bill would include the rights of citizens in court and under arrest, right to a fair legal process, requirement of a warning and the status of being considered innocent until proven guilty.

GIDEON SA'AR in his Knesset office.

High Court rejects petitions against Nation-State Law

The High Court explained the verdict, saying that it is not within its purview to order the law be cancelled or be involved in its content.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE President Esther Hayut hears a petition at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem

Sa'ar rolls out push for separation of powers in Israel's gov't

Though Israel technically has no constitution, the Knesset has passed a series of basic laws since the 1990s with quasi-constitutional status.

New Hope leader Gideon Sa'ar.

Chief Justice Hayut: Knesset speaker's threat could drive country to anarchy

Yariv Levin said if court ever strikes down a Basic Law as unconstitutional, he will call on government to ignore the ruling.

Supreme Court President Esther Hayut addresses the Bar Association conference in Eilat, May 31, 2021

Should Israeli law be Jewish? - review

Where does the push for theocracy in the modern Jewish state come from?

THE SUPREME Court holds a hearing last year in Jerusalem.

Can a new Basic Law give Israel guaranteed basic right to equality?

Did you know? Israel has no law guaranteeing the basic right to equality.

A 1980 poster dedicated to Ze’ev Jabotinsky (1880-1940), 100 years after his birth.

Right-wing activists protest High Court hearing on Nation-State Law

The activists gave out bananas in front of the court, saying that Israel is not a banana republic, and that the court is cut off from reality and considers itself an "omnipotent government."

Im Tirtzu members protest against High Court hearing on Nation-State Law

Could having a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) be right for you?

Most of us have heard of a Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA), but what does it mean?

A DPOA ensures that even when you can no longer decide for yourself, you actually still can.

Attorney-General to High Court: Don’t overturn unity gov’t

Justices were concerned about Basic Law changes

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Equality bill passes, embarrassing Likud

The Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties expressed anger at Sa'ar, who was prevented from voting late by Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin.

Knesset plenum, December 2, 2020.