High Court of Justice
Petitioners ask High Court to freeze anti-UNRWA law as Jerusalem facilities face demolitions
The request was filed ahead of a scheduled High Court hearing on February 2, seeking to suspend the entry into force of amendments to the anti-UNRWA law passed in late December.
High Court of Justice blocks autopsies of dead infants from Jerusalem daycare disaster
Attorney-General: Govt refusal of Oct. 7 inquiry is harming truth-finding and accountability
Gov’t tells High Court it lacks authority to order state inquiry into October 7 failures
Oct. 7 probe, Army Radio: Israeli government tests limits of its executive power - analysis
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation will debate a bill on an inquiry on October 7, while the cabinet will decide on the closure of Army Radio on Monday.
High Court rules Hapoel Tel Aviv fans can wear anti-police shirts to soccer matches
The court's ruling came after hearing a petition by Hapoel Tel Aviv fans, who will be allowed to arrive at games wearing shirts bearing anti-police illustrations as soon as Saturday.
Israel’s 'supreme' democracy: Who really decides the nation’s values - opinion
From Barak to today’s High Court, a quiet revolution has ignited a fierce debate over democracy in Israel.
High Court orders attorney-general to hear appeal in Yuval Kestelman case, sets February deadline
The court held that the state acted improperly when it declined to hear the family’s appeal against the closure of the investigative file into Kestelman’s death
Levin asks court to mull Sde Teiman investigator pick, says 'deadlock' reached
Levin requested that the court reconsider its original rejection of Judicial Complaints Investigator and retired Judge Asher Kula for the role.
Tel Aviv council petitions High Court to freeze chief rabbi vote, citing ‘sham’ consultation
The Tel Aviv petition lands amid a wider public debate over rules governing municipal rabbi elections and the balance of power between local authorities and the Religious Services Ministry.
High Court of Justice strikes down police ID-check procedures due to racial profiling
The ruling cancels two sections of police procedure: Requiring ID based on generalized “concern” of an offense, and verifying a person’s details on the police computer without reasonable suspicion.
High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain
The court ruled that the decision was procedurally flawed and legally untenable, and that both the revision of the term-ending process and the subsequent dismissal were void.
Grapevine, December 12, 2025: Regressing, not progressing
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israel faces tough choices over haredi draft exemptions, legal expert warns - interview
Legal expert Shlomit Ravitsky Tur-Paz warns that Israel’s draft bill for the Haredi community may entrench societal divisions and worsen long-term challenges for the economy and military.
