Yariv Levin

High Court presses Levin over refusal to work with Supreme Court president as appointments stall

The hearing was held in response to a petition by the Zulat Institute, which is seeking an order compelling Levin to engage with Amit in order to advance routine appointments within the judiciary.

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Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.
Mohamed Abushahab, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council during the meeting on the situation in the Middle East, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, US, February 18, 2026.

UN Security Council calls urgent meeting to discuss recent Israeli West Bank policies

The session, initiated by the British Foreign Secretary, comes less than a week after the Israeli government reopened land registration in Area C for the first time since 1967.

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses delegates during a high-level meeting of heads of state on a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2025.

UN Chief Guterres condemns Gov't decision to reopen land registry in West Bank, calling it illegal

"The decision could lead to the dispossession of Palestinians of their property and risks expanding unlawful Israeli control over land in the area," Guterres wrote in a statement on X.

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Justice Minister Yariv Levin, Ministers and Mk's attend a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, December 10, 2025.

High Court orders Levin to justify refusal to convene Judicial Selection Committee

Top justices issue a conditional order, saying judge shortages are harming the public.

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Israel moves to ban prostitution to combat human trafficking and abuse in historic move

Justice Minister Yariv Levin announced that the temporary law prohibiting the consumption of prostitution, introduced in July 2020, will now become permanent. 

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Justice Minister Yariv Levin seen in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, December 4, 2024

Knesset bill increases government control over judicial ombudsman appointment

How will the government’s proposal politicize the judicial watchdog appointment?

FEBRUARY 24, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
A court hearing on the government's drafting of yeshiva students for the IDF, at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024

Boycotting of Isaac Amit is adding insult to injury - comment

Levin refused to accept the decision, stating that he would not sign off on Amit’s appointment alongside President Isaac Herzog, nor would he cooperate with Amit in any way.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Interim Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit’s was officially appointed permanent chief justice in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

Amit officially appointed Chief Justice, PM and Knesset speaker boycott

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana boycotted the event.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Interim Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit’s was officially appointed permanent chief justice in a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem

We should all compromise to protect Israel’s judiciary from political strife - opinion

The incoming president of the Supreme Court could raise the flag of compromise in the form of the victor’s outstretched hand and allow Levin’s candidate to be appointed to the court.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByYEDIDIA STERN
JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin (right) and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, a former justice minister, attend a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting last week. Their proposal is significantly better than the original plan that roiled the country in 2023, but has substantial flaws

Maariv poll: Bennett bloc dominates as Netanyahu’s coalition loses ground

According to the polling, in a scenario where a party led by Bennett runs in the elections, the Bennet-led opposition bloc would secure a majority of 66 seats.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByMOSHE COHEN
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in a press conference on January 11, 2022

The minister who refuses to cooperate will cause the public to suffer - opinion

Since May 2024, the position of Ombudsman of the Judiciary has remained vacant. 

JANUARY 29, 2025ByGUY LURIE
JUSTICE ISAAC AMIT was lawfully chosen as president of the Supreme Court, as a majority of the members of the Judicial Selection Committee supported his selection as required by law, the writer states.

Supreme Court showdown: A nation caught in the crossfire - analysis

Levin is now expected to try to push through one of the key planks of his judicial reform -- changes in how the court is selected.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByHERB KEINON
PRESIDENT ISAAC Herzog receives the official election results from Supreme Court Justice Isaac Amit, chairman of the Central Elections Committee, on Wednesday.

Dan Meridor: Levin-Sa’ar proposal will politicize High Court appointments

The new proposal also includes a mechanism to prevent a stalemate in high court appointments.

JANUARY 28, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
Former Minister of Justice Dan Meridor speaks during a protest against the proposed changes to the legal system, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, January 27, 2023.

Constitutional crisis? Yariv Levin refuses to recognize new Supreme Court chief

"This is a sad day for democracy and a sad day for our judicial system," the justice minister said in a statement.

JANUARY 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Supreme Court Justice Yitzhak Amit arrives at to the Committee for the Appointment of Judges which votes on his appointment as President of the Supreme Court, in Jerusalem on January 26, 2025.