Judiciary

‘I was low-hanging fruit’: IDF reservist targeted by UK legal group sees case collapse in court

LEGAL AFFAIRS: A British-Israeli reservist shares how an attempted prosecution was meant to create a legal precedent against Britons serving in the IDF, but ended in humiliation for the petitioners.

Pictured is an illustrative image of an IDF soldier.
The High Court of Justice hears petitions against the vote to appoint Michael Rabello as state comptroller, in Jerusalem, June 18, 2026

High Court urges Knesset to hold third vote on state comptroller after filming scandal

Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026.

Families of imprisoned Iranian protesters targeted in fraud scam, Iranian legal group claims

Supreme Court President Isaac Amit arrives for a hearing on a petition concerning the continuation of the criminal investigation into alleged leaks in the “Sde Teiman” affair at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, May 31, 2026.

Israel's judiciary faces a legitimacy crisis of its own making - opinion


Israel's coalition, opposition don't understand what compromise means - analysis

If Herzog and negotiation advocates fail, then the natural outcome of escalating use of force to push maximalist positions may change the conditions.

 Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2023.

Israelis don't trust the courts – Netanyahu isn't the reason why - opinion

A Supreme Court without public trust cannot be a strong and independent body and this, among other things, is what the judicial reform aims to correct.

 SUPREME COURT President Esther Hayut (center) and her fellow justices take their seats for a court hearing.

What Jewish history, tradition teaches about Israel's judicial reform - opinion

We see that throughout Jewish history there were always checks and balances between civil and religious/legal authorities. We need checks and balances.

 DEMONSTRATORS OPPOSING the government’s proposed judicial overhaul protest outside President Isaac Herzog’s home in Tel Aviv, last Friday. The large banner accuses the government of being the destroyer of the ‘Third temple’

Israeli politicians prioritize power over people - opinion

In the past, anti-Israel activists have tried to push the notion that “Israel cannot be a Jewish and democratic state,” but look at how Israelis react when our democracy is on the line.

 THEN-FOREIGN MINISTER Yair Lapid and then-opposition member MK Bezalel Smotrich engage in an animated conversation in the Knesset, in 2021. The current coalition and opposition have both failed us, says the writer.

A-G involvement in reform a conflict of interest, NGOs petition court

The Attorney-General's Office stands to have its powers altered as part of the judicial reform process, so it has an interest in interfering, the NGOs said.

 ATTORNEY-GENERAL Gali Baharav Miara attends a conference of the Israeli chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), in Tel Aviv, earlier this year.

Protests disrupt Israeli democracy to preserve it - opinion

Ruthie Blum needs to recognize that people are scared and intimidated by the aspirations of egocentric and inexperienced politicians whose sudden taste of power goes immediately to their heads.

 A PROTEST takes place in Haifa on Saturday night. People have taken to the streets in protest against a massive takeover of our free choices and self-determination to live in accordance with what we decide is right for us.

How is global media reporting Israel's judicial reform protests?

As Israel's judicial reforms progress through the Knesset, how is the information being presented on the global stage?

Mounted police stand in front of people during a demonstration, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nationalist coalition government presses on with its contentious judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 4, 2023.

Can this Israeli think tank push a judicial reform compromise? - opinion

I hope your true legacy becomes that Moshe Koppel triggered some judicial reforms and helped save Israel. 

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a Kohelet conference in Jerusalem, in 2020.

Israel doesn't want the US to mind its own business - Nides

“Some official, I don’t know who he is, I never met him, suggested I should stay out of Israel’s business,” Tom Nides said, referring to Amichai Chikli.

 Tom Nides, the influential US ambassador to Israel.

Ex-A-G Mandelblit: Israel in regime revolution, not judicial reform

Israeli system was built with two institutions to protect its liberal democratic nature, the legal advisers and the judicial system, both under threat by the reform.

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit