Israel Bar Association

Israeli bar exam passed by nearly 68% of first-time examinees, as divide widens

Overall, 1,545 candidates passed the exam, reflecting a general pass rate of 52.32% and an average score of 59.2.

 A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025

Israel's A-G calls to strike down 'severely harmful' gov't reform of judicial selection

 MK Ayman Odeh attends an emergency conference on the murders in the Arab society at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 21, 2025

Odeh: Majority of both Israelis and Palestinians want war to end

 IDF MILITARY Advocate-General Maj.-Gen. Yifat Tomer Yerushalmi is the Israeli military’s chief lawyer and has the task of defending Israelis from accusations of war crimes.

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Israeli gov't looks to weaken Bar Association after anti-judicial reform candidate wins control

If the bill passes, the IBA would be replaced by the new Council, which would be controlled by the coalition

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Justice Miniser Yariv Levin attend a weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, June 18, 2023

Anti-judicial reform candidate wins Israel Bar Association elections by landslide

Becher received 28,000 votes in favor of his remaining as chairman, out of 39,150 votes cast, in an election that saw a record turnout.

 Amit Becher arrives to cast his ballot for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at a voting station in Tel Aviv on June 20, 2023.

How will Bar Association election results affect judicial reform? - analysis

Becher is starkly against the government's judicial reforms, and participated a number of times in protests against the reforms in recent months.

 Some 150 lawyers protest in Tel Aviv against the government’s plan to remove Israel Bar Association members from the committee to appoint judges.

Judicial reform opponent may win Israel Bar race with record turnout

Interim Israel Bar Association chairman Amit Becher, a staunch opponent of the judicial reform, may have won the Bar's elections.

 Judicial reform opponent Amit Becher casts his ballot for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at a voting station in Tel Aviv on June 20, 2023.

Bar association elections highlight the absurd - analysis

The IBA has two of the nine seats on the Judicial Selection Committee that appoints all of this country's judges, giving it outsized influence.

Israeli lawyers cast their ballot for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at a voting station at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

High voter turnout reported in pivotal Israel Bar Association elections

Candidates urged voters to engage in their democratic right as soon as possible, as most polls closed at 5 p.m., and there were long queues.

 A voting station for the head of the Israeli Bar Association, at the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem, June 20, 2023

With Judicial Reform backdrop, Bar candidates make last election appeals

The Bar said that Tuesday will see 77,201 lawyers go to one of 171 polling stations across 67 towns in Israel and submit up to four different colored ballots.

 Supreme Court President Ester Hayut speaks at an Israel Bar Association conference in Tel Aviv, last week.

Nave and Zionist Legal list sign Bar National Council election agreement

Efi Nave and the Zionist Legal Initiative signed an agreement to join and divide votes between them in the Bar Association's upcoming election.

Israeli Attorney Effi Naveh, chairman of the Israel Bar Association's attends a Constitution, Law, and Justice, Committee meeting in the Israeli parliament on January 16, 2018

Interim Israeli Bar head says gov't trying to take over with election

Top members of the Israel Bar Association vie ahead of elections, debating over the Israeli government's proposed judicial reform.

 Some 150 lawyers protest in Tel Aviv against the government’s plan to remove Israel Bar Association members from the committee to appoint judges.

The real reform Israel needs is in the Bar Association - Efi Nave

"This is the reform that needs to be done," said Nave, as ongoing judicial reform negotiations and debates continued in the country.

 Senior attorney Effi Nave and his partner Bar Katz arrive for a court hearing at the Court in Rishon Lezion, on November 8, 2022