Basic Law

Grapevine, July 3, 2026: Presidential terms

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Indian ambassador J.P. Singh (left) and Jerusalem Botanical Gardens CEO Tom Amit planting a lotus.
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir seen on November 3, 2025

Soldiers are 'most important resource,' IDF chief says as haredi draft bill advances in Knesset

Democrats leader Yair Golan addresses reporters at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, June 22, 2026

When ‘democracy’ becomes a disguise - opinion

People walk past election posters for the upcoming elections in Jerusalem on October 24, 2022.

Israel cannot afford Netanyahu’s capitulation to haredi demands - editorial


Deputy A-G: Don’t like so many basic law changes, but may let slide

Key to avoid fourth elections.

Raz Nizri, deputy Attorney General speaks at the joint Knesset and Constitution Committee meeting

Government to change Basic Law to fund coronavirus fight

The change in the Basic Law is made necessary by the fact that since there has not been a government for a year, the state has not had an approved budget since January 1.

An empty Knesset Plenum

Law Firm to Create Immense Job Opportunities after Building Acquisition In Northenden

Recent news sources say that a Northenden based law firm has brought a 3000 square feet building as a part of its ambitious expansion program.


A legal or political matter?

The political system is being dragged into elections for the third time within a year, for what seem to be extraneous reasons related to the question of how Netanyahu will handle his cases.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office December 15, 2019

Israel decides all discussions about ICC issue are confidential

The discussions will be held in the security cabinet. A special discussion will be held this afternoon at the Foreign Ministry.

Prime Minster and Defense Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the security cabinet after convening it to discuss Gaza rockets fired at Tel Aviv

Human rights in an age of populism

The story of liberal democracies in the late 20th and early 21st centuries has been, to a large extent, the story of protecting personal liberties by independent democratic institutions.

A representative for Blue & White Human Rights offering pamphlets to Palestinians

Unanswered question marks in Shaked’s legal ‘revolution’ - analysis

Israel might be able to get a respite with the Trump administration’s opposition to the ICC, but what happens with the next US president?

Ayelet Shaked March 18, 2019 (Courtesy)

I want to be a dad! Men fight for surrogacy rights

If Israel is indeed a Jewish state, and if the Bible explicitly bans homosexuality, is it not just and ethical to withdraw the right to children from gay couples and single gay men?

Protesters against the Surrogacy Law take part in a huge rally in Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square on July 22, 2018

Limits to Basic Law

When basic laws are easily amended, where the legislature is composed of a single chamber, with government dominance in the legislation, there is a greater fear for abuse of constituent power.

The Knesset's plenum

Druze officials ask High Court to strike Jewish nation-state law

"The law transforms the country’s Druze population and other minorities, including Arabs, into second-class citizens"

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018