Basic Law

Israel's new death penalty law marks moral break, sparks discrimination fears, expert says

For Prof. Yoram Rabin, a criminal and constitutional law scholar and president of the College of Management Academic Studies, the law is both a moral rupture and a legally vulnerable one.

A VOTE on the death penalty for terrorists who murder Israeli civilians at the auditorium in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, March 30, 2026.
Matanyahu Englman

Chaos of October 7: What any inquiry must uncover - opinion

Justice Minister Yariv Levin glances at Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, September 18, 2025

What's behind bills to 'split' A-G role - and will it change Israel's legal governance? - explainer

View of the empty courtroom at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on July 13, 2025.

Full Supreme Court to hear challenge to Judicial Selection Committee law


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

AVICHAI MANDELBLIT

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.

Rubin: The veteran boutique law firm

We live in very interesting times in which the tempo of change is the most rapid in history.


Think tank urges greater transparency in government decision-making

The entity responsible for deciding which government meetings would be transparent and which would remain classified for 30 years - is the government itself.

Israel Katz chats with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a cabinet meeting

High Court: Inconceivable that there is no timeline for state budget

"How can this be justified from the perspective of the Knesset? Transferring this budget is one of the most important and basic functions of the Knesset" – Justice Neal Hendel.

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

Preparing for Life’s Difficult Moments

Adv. Adi Chen – Family Law, Wills, Inheritances, and International Estates