Constitution

Trump spy nominee Jay Clayton faces tense hearing after refusing to say Joe Biden won in 2020

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

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Jay Clayton, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
MK's attend a plenum session and a vote on a bill to split the duties and powers currently held by the attorney general between two separate officeholders, at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026.

Israel's next government must answer the real 'day after' question - opinion

On October 27, Israelis will go to the polls in Israel’s first post-war election.

|ByYOHANAN PLESNER
Minister of Communications Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

Netanyahu is pushing Israel toward a constitutional crisis by ignoring court ruling - editorial

Sunday’s decision, however, a clear, official, and unanimous declaration that the government reserves the right to determine which court rulings it will obey, is different.

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America at 250: What the Founding Fathers can teach us about fighting antisemitism - opinion

After being elected as president, Washington stated that Article VI of the Constitution nullified any such religious discrimination. Jews were equal under the Constitution.

|BySHLOMO SLONIM

Netanyahu's chance to lead Israel to a constitution and save his legacy - opinion

With a few decisions, Netanyahu can go from the prime minister who brought down Israel’s democracy to the one who saved it.

JULY 27, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ
THE TENT CITY set up in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park this week by opponents to the government’s judicial overhaul plans.

Judicial reform hits another inflection point with the reasonableness bill

LEGAL AFFAIRS: Sunday is still many hours and minutes away, and Elbashan said that reaching a compromise is still a possibility.

JULY 21, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
MK SIMCHA ROTHMAN, head of the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee, takes a selfie with MK Ofir Katz after a committee meeting on the reasonableness bill this week

Law committee votes on reasonableness bill changes after marathon debate

The reasonableness standard bill would limit the application of judicial review of government administrative decisions.

JULY 18, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Israeli lawmakers such as MK Simcha Rothman (L) and opposition leader MK Yair Lapid (R) are seen at a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee amid debates surrounding the reasonableness standard and mass protests against judicial reform, in Jerusalem, on July 11, 2023.

Can equality be enshrined in an Israeli constitution now? - opinion

In Israel, the majority has already shown time and again that undercutting equality can wreak havoc – equality is essential for our common future.

JUNE 23, 2023ByYEDIDIA STERN
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with coalition leader MK Ophir Katz and Shas’s Arye Deri in the Knesset.

Beware of rushing into a US-style constitution - opinion

David Ben-Gurion warned against this from the outset – which is one of the main reasons why Israel never received a formal written constitution.

JUNE 14, 2023ByMICHAEL ARNHEIM
SUPREME COURT Justice Uzi Fogelman takes his seat for a High Court hearing in Jerusalem. The writer asks: How can a court declare a law unconstitutional when there is no constitution?

Can Israel's political strife be solved by a 'thin' constitution? - opinion

The sheer audacity of the judicial reform, and the aggressive way it was marketed, punched a hole in the fabric of Israeli national life, and through it, poured the boiling lava of identity discord.

JUNE 12, 2023ByYEDIDIA STERN
A DEMONSTRATION against the government’s planned judicial overhaul takes place across from the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, last month. The large black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Lesson in democracy.’

Letters to the Editor June 7, 2023: Dystopian image

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

JUNE 7, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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Israel needs a constitution, but we cannot rely on Knesset to provide one - opinion

Most citizens lack accountable and responsive representatives. Tens of thousands of citizens take to the streets weekly, yet the effect to date is only temporary.

JUNE 4, 2023ByDAVID RAAB
The assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 13, 2023

Israel, UK: 2 countries without written constitutions and shared lessons

The Media Line speaks to constitutional experts to explore lessons for Israel from the United Kingdom, which has operated for more than a millennium without a written constitution.

MAY 22, 2023ByCRYSTAL JONES/THE MEDIA LINE
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Letter to Kohelet Forum on Israeli judicial reform, and their response - opinion

An oleh and retired South African High Court judge writes to the Kohelet Forum with concerns on Israeli judicial reform, and the forum responds.

MAY 19, 2023ByLAWRENCE NOWOSENETZ
Then-president Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a group photo with Supreme Court justices in 2015.