Justice ministry

Likud rejects Otzma Yehudit's Ben-Gvir's push for Defense Ministry, Justice Ministry for Gotliv

Likud was displeased with Ben-Gvir's demands, and has made it clear that the party does not intend to relinquish either portfolio in future coalition negotiations.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir holds a press conference with new Otzma Yehudit MK Tally Gotliv, in Tel Aviv, September 4, 2026
Entrance to the Office of the Minister of Justice, at the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, April 7, 2025.

Legal aid caseload reaches 154,552 files as debt, family disputes dominate report

The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

High Court freezes key provisions of law restructuring police investigations unit

The nine-member panel at the High Court of Justice looks on as the hearing opens in Jerusalem.

High Court freezes NIS 409m. in coalition funds, releases urgent transfers


High Court orders Levin to begin process to appoint new chief justice

The High Court ordered Justice Minister Yariv Levin to start the process of appointing a Chief Justice, raising criticism from ministers and coalition members.

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

High Court to Levin – convene judicial appointments committee

Levin – judges in conflict of interest, proves judicial reform was justified.

 Minister of Justice Yariv Levin attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 24, 2024.

The end for "machers" who have stalled urban renewal projects for years?

Power shifts to homeowners: New Justice Ministry rules fix developer payouts for canceled deals, aiming to unblock stalled urban renewal projects.

 New regulations demand full transparency in urban renewal.

Knesset extends legal aid for victims of sex offenses

The legal aid will make submitting a complaint easier and streamline the process, leading to more complaints, and more proceedings against offenders, which will increase deterrence.

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Israel must abolish the time limit for reporting sexual assault - comment

The Broad Perspective: Ending the statute of limitations for sexual offenses, especially against minors, is an essential reform that Israel must adopt.

 DEMONSTRATORS MARCH through downtown Jerusalem in the city’s fourth annual SlutWalk to protest rape culture, in June 2022.

Four years after ban: Israeli prostitution consumption increases - study

Consumption of prostitution increased between 2021 and 2024 from 7% to 9% for Jewish men aged 18 to 70, the research found.

A prostitute in Israel waiting for a client.

Unprecedented number of Judges and Registrars appointed to courts across the country

Being a judge "is a great privilege and source of pride to serve the State of Israel in this manner," said Justice Minister Yarin Levin.

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

High Court acts against Justice Minister Levin over controversial appointment decision

This follows the petition submitted by the Movement for Quality government, which claims that the Justice Minister refuses to convene the Judicial Selection Committee.

 Israeli minister of Justice Yariv Levin speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on April 18, 2024.

Herzog and Levin to broaden scope of Independence Day pardons

It has long been a tradition for the presidents of Israel to issue pardons on Independence Day and for the Jewish New Year.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog speaks at a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day. May 5, 2024.

'We broke into IDF, hold quarter of a million documents,' hacker group Anonymous claims

Pro-Palestinian hackers allege that after penetrating the Justice Ministry, they now possess 20 gigabytes of data, including nearly a quarter-million documents related to the Israeli military.

The masked face of international hacker Anonymous