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.

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

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

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


'Destroying the system': Lapid accuses Levin of harming Sde Teiman investigion

Opposition leader Yair Lapid slammed Justice Minister Yariv Levin for announcing his plan to hand-pick Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara's replacement in the Sde Teiman case.

Yesh Atid, opposition leader Yair Lapid, November 3, 2025.

Levin, Attorney-General to go to High Court over who will probe ex-MAG

Justice Minister Levin says AG Gali Baharav-Miara has a conflict of interest in the probe of ex-MAG Tomer-Yerushalmi and has announced a plan to bypass her office.

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin sits in the Knesset plenum. Last week, he was appointed acting Jerusalem and Jewish tradition minister and now holds five ministerial portfolios, the writer notes.

Police examine links between Histadrut corruption probe and senior Likud ministers – N12

Police were also looking into whether senior Histadrut officials planned to sell federation assets worth millions of shekels and skim proceeds through intermediaries, according to the report. 

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by fellow Likud members, Defense Minister Israel Katz (right) and Justice Minister Yariv Levin, in the Knesset.

From Rabin to Tomer-Yerushalmi: Israel hasn’t learned from political violence - comment

The incitement against Tomer-Yerushalmi proves that in 30 years since Rabin's assassination, we have learned nothing.

A RALLY IN 2015 at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv marking 20 years since the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin.

A-G to Levin: You have no authority to bar me from Sde Teiman investigations

Levin specified on Saturday night that the attorney-general is banned from engaging with the video itself, any alleged miscarriages of justice along the way.

 (L-R) Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and Justice Minister Yariv Levin

Justice Minister Levin bars A-G Baharav Miara from dealing with Sde Teiman affair

This includes the investigation into the leaked video, alleged obstruction offenses, and interference with legal proceedings connected to the case.

 (L-R) Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara and Justice Minister Yariv Levin

Israel to establish special tribunal to prosecute Hamas Nukhba terrorists for Oct. 7 massacre - KAN

An oversight committee will also be formed to discuss the policy of the terrorist trials, but will be prohibited from discussing specific cases.

Terrorists from Hamas's Nukhba Force being held at Ofer Prison near Jerusalem, August 28, 2024.

Israel's Knesset advances controversial bill to split role of attorney-general

This bill would split the attorney-general’s role into three separate positions: Legal adviser to the government, head of the state prosecution, and representative of the State of Israel in court.

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

'Absolves Netanyahu of justice': A-G slams 'illegal' bill to freeze PM's criminal trial

The Sunday bill proposal to allow the Knesset to interfere in criminal proceedings against a prime minister or any sitting minister is “a dangerous opening," the legal advisory wrote.

Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara seen at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament, September 30, 2025

Israel's first Druze judge Fares Falah dead at 93

Falah was appointed to the judiciary in 1969 before later being appointed Deputy President of the Acre Magistrate Court.

Retired Druze judge Fares Falah.