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French appeals court rules that Algerian nanny who poisoned Jewish family not antisemitic

As previously covered by The Jerusalem Post in December 2025, an Algerian nanny was sentenced to two and a half years' imprisonment for poisoning a French Jewish family for whom she was working.

French flag and court gavel in this illustration taken November 5, 2025.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, April 16, 2026.

Israeli court gives Ben-Gvir 10 days to explain why he blocked police officer's promotion

 Israeli Chief of Police Daniel Levi near the scene of a stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City on September 15, 2024.

Police, prosecution trade blame over protest-related court losses

A general view of the Ticketmaster stanchion rope on the field during the NFL 2025 game between Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium on November 16, 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida.

Ticketmaster, Live Nation found to be holding illegal monopolies in US, jury finds


Haifa court extends detention of Israel Police officer suspected in gold bars theft

A Haifa court has extended the detention of an Israel Police officer and his brother, who are suspected of a gold bar theft worth hundreds of thousands of shekels.

An illustration of an Israel Police officer over backdrop of gold bars.

Tel Aviv court convicts crime boss Ismail Jarushi, 12 others in SSQ extortion-and-shooting case

The Tel Aviv District Court convicts crime boss Ismail Jarushi and 12 others in an extortion case involving threats and gunfire against a money-changer’s business in Tel Aviv.

The law courts in Tel Aviv

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.

A just US ruling, an Israeli absurdity: The Jewish state is complicit in rewarding terror - opinion

No country should tolerate payoffs for crimes against humanity.

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY President Mahmoud Abbas is seen at an event in Italy, last year.

Court convicts man of aggravated rape, child abuse in Gedera home invasion

The attacker entered the complainant’s second-floor apartment through the balcony in the early morning hours and overpowered her as she went to check noises from the living room.

 The residents of Gedera protest against the horrific rape of a woman tonight in Gedera, February 3, 2023

Netanyahu trial resumes next week: What to watch as cross-examination returns - explainer

The trial remains deep in the testimony phase in Cases 1000, 2000, and 4000, with Case 4000 emerging as one of the defining legal and political sagas of Netanyahu’s era.

District Court of Jerusalem

The real life or death matter: The struggle between religious and civil judiciaries - opinion

This declaration of war is not over any concrete dispute. Its purpose is to undermine the legitimacy of a parallel state judicial institution – to challenge its composition, authority, and decisions.

Supreme Court justices preside over a hearing at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, December 1, 2025

Gal Hirsch faces backlash over Independence Day torch-lighting amid tax fraud trial

The prosecution filed charges against Hirsch and three other individuals in October 2021 for tax offenses in the "Defensive Shield" case.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gal Hirsch, Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing in the Prime Minister's Office hold a press conferene at the Prime Minister's office in Jerursalem, January 27, 2026.

Judge says ‘No case, no ruling’ in Credit Suisse – Simon Wiesenthal Center settlement dispute

In the late 1990s, Holocaust victims sued Swiss banks, arguing that the banks and their predecessor institutions collaborated with the Nazis by refusing to return assets belonging to victims.

A sign of a bank with a Swiss flag reflected on the window's building are pictured on March 20, 2009 in Geneva.

Netanyahu's criminal trial to resume Sunday after wartime court freeze

Netanyahu’s corruption trial will resume Sunday after weeks of war-related court disruptions, returning to cross-examination in the high-profile Case 4000 proceedings.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to the courtroom at the Distrcit court in Tel Aviv, before the start of his testimony in the trial against him, October 28, 2025.