High Court of Justice

High Court orders state to explain failure to establish civil cemetery for Jerusalem residents

The state was ordered to respond to the court's question as to why it has not acted to establish a civil cemetery for Jerusalem and its surrounding area by July 1.

A panoramic view of the Mount of Olives
A Palestinian man seen with his sheep in a Bedouin village in the northern Jordan Valley, on June 17, 2023.

Top Israeli judge: State has until May 14 to report on displaced Bedouin return case

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026, following a lawsuit filed by Superintendent Ruti Hauslich accusing him, according to reports, of blocking her promotion in the police.

Ben-Gvir asks High Court to clarify A-G’s role after interim ruling in police case

Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025.

State tells High Court there is no basis to move up deadline in Gaza press-access case


After a $655M PLO verdict, Oct. 7 victims go after Hamas's money - interview

Gideon Fisher tells the 'Post' about the emerging legal strategy of targeting terrorist financing in civil litigation, offering victims of the October 7 massacre a potential path for compensation.

Israeli soldiers guard near stickers of victims killed in the October 7 massacre and ongoing Iron Swords War at the Bental water reservoir near Kibbutz Merom Golan, in the Golan Heights, October 7, 2025.

Foreign press urges Israel's High Court to speed up Gaza access ruling

A conditional order, if granted, would mean the court had found the petition serious enough to require the state to formally justify why the requested relief should not be granted.

Palestinian journalists report on the war and ongoing humanitarian crisis in the central Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025.

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.

High Court stops short of ousting Ben-Gvir, limits his influence in police matters

The practical significance of the ruling is that Ben-Gvir remains in office and is not stripped of all influence over police affairs, but the court sharply narrowed the scope of his operations.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026.

‘Nation chose the Right’: Ben-Gvir defends role, blasts A-G at High Court hearing

“Gali Baharav-Miara wants to take your voice from you,” Ben-Gvir said at a press conference outside the High Court before the hearing began.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025.

Can judges order Netanyahu to fire Ben-Gvir? High Court weighs authority, enforcement in hearing

At stake is not only Ben-Gvir’s future in office, but a broader constitutional line: how far a minister charged with setting policy may go in pressing the police on certain issues.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen ahead of a High Court hearing on petitions seeking his dismissal, April 15, 2026.

Knesset Finance panel debates transfer of NIS 98 million to haredi schools

The High Court ordered last month that the Finance Committee reconvene and hold a fresh deliberation on the matter before voting to approve the transfer of the funds.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah, March 15, 2026.

High Court to hear bid forcing Netanyahu to fire Ben-Gvir, petitioners push pattern-of-conduct case

The hearing will be held before an expanded nine-justice panel and, in an unusual procedural step, will be broadcast live while closed to the public because of concern over disruptions.

Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir in a Knesset plenum about the death penalty bill, in Jerusalem. March 24, 2026.

High Court petition seeks to block Gofman’s Mossad appointment over Elmakayes affair

The petition was filed after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Gofman’s appointment, after he cleared the Senior Appointments Advisory Committee, and ahead of his scheduled June 2 entry.

Incoming Mossad Director Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman attends a ceremony marking the lighting of the first Hanukkah candle of the 7th Armored Brigade at the National Library in Jerusalem, on December 14, 2025.

High Court clash exposes IDF manpower crisis, gov't stalling on haredi draft - editorial

Sunday's High Court hearing highlights the growing IDF manpower strain, as criticism mounts over government delays in enforcing haredi conscription.

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) anti-draft protester holds a banner reading "Even those who do not learn in Yeshiva need to stay Jewish. It's forbidden to commit spiritual suicide in the IDF's crematoriums," during an anti-draft protest at the IDF's Jerusalem recruitment center, April 12, 2026.