Jerusalem District Court

Israeli court gives Ben-Gvir 10 days to explain why he blocked police officer's promotion

The order came just one day after Ben-Gvir’s legal representatives spent hours before the High Court of Justice defending against petitions seeking his removal from office.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.

Prosecution asks court to provide Shin Bet opinion said to support Netanyahu trial delay

District Court of Jerusalem

Netanyahu trial resumes next week: What to watch as cross-examination returns - explainer

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.

Netanyahu's criminal trial to resume Sunday after wartime court freeze


Terror victims' families to collect NIS 500 m. from Palestinian Authority

The Jerusalem District Court had ruled that the PA was liable back in July 2019, but since then Shurat Hadin had to prove their damages.

Palestinians man a burning barricade on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem's Old City as they fight violent clashes with Israeli Border Police, December 2000

Supreme Court rejects Malka Leifer’s appeal against new psychiatric review

Three-member expert panel scheduled to review alleged pedophile’s mental state on Wednesday, ahead of court hearing next week to discuss whether she is mentally fit for extradition

Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israel Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem

Court orders state psychiatrist to be bypassed on Leifer review panel

The decision is a significant win for the State Attorney’s Office prosecuting the case, due to the significant concerns about Charnes’s legitimacy in the Leifer case.

Malka Leifer is brought to court last week

Leifer to remain in prison until Supreme Court ruling on house arrest appeal

The court is expected to make a decision in the coming days.

Yehuda Fried (C), lawyer of Malka Leifer, speaks to a state prosecutor (L) after a court session at the Jerusalem District Court

A win for freedom of the press: Court rejects Regev's NIS 1m. slander suit

Likud minister must pay Channel 13’s legal fees.

Miri Regev

Ex-Aussie envoy: Failure to extradite accused pedophile hurts Israel ties

Dave Sharma, formerly Australian ambassador to Israel, told the 'Post' that a failure to extradite Malka Leifer "would alienate people who naturally defend and are supportive of Israel."

People wave Australian and Israeli flags

Court orders another assessment in Malka Leifer case

New extradition process looks set to drag on for a year in a controversial case of former principal facing 74 charges of sex abuse.

Manny Waks of Kol v’Oz speaks to the press at the Jerusalem District court Monday

Former cabinet minister Gonen Segev convicted of spying for Iran

Under a plea bargain reached between Segev's lawyers and government prosecutors, he will receive 11 years in prison.

Gonen Segev, a former Israeli cabinet minister indicted on suspicion of spying for Iran, is escorted by prison guards as he leaves the court in Jerusalem, July 5, 2018

Haredi radio station charged with 1 million NIS for gender discrimination

This is the first class action lawsuit on civil rights and gender segregation in Israel.

Haredi men gather in Jerusalem for the funeral of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach

Malka Leifer deemed psychologically fit to face extradition hearing

Her case is due to return to court in November when the reports will be examined by her legal team.

Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israeli Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem February 14, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun