High Court of Justice
High Court postpones joint protest and Kotel hearings to Friday, resets filing deadlines
The petitions involve wartime restrictions on anti-war demonstrations and the number of worshippers allowed at the Western Wall.
Unlawful or unequal: The High Court's struggle to draw a legal line during wartime - editorial
High Court issues conditional order in petition over Saturday night protests
Western Wall priestly blessing limited to 50 as High Court permits larger anti-war protests
High Court raises Western Wall visitor cap to 100, keeps broader wartime prayer policy under review
The petition comes a day after the High Court intervened in the dispute over anti-war protests, criticizing the Home Front Command’s framework and later ordering the state to allow demonstrations.
Inside the legal battle: High Court rules on wartime protests and freedom of speech - explainer
The legal battle over Saturday’s anti-war protests explores the tension between wartime security restrictions and the right to protest. The High Court’s intervention sets a significant precedent.
'May God kill, destroy the judges,' Yitzhak Yosef denounces ruling restricting Western Wall prayers
Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticizes the High Court’s decision restricting Passover prayers at the Western Wall, calling the judges "heretics" and "Shabbat desecrators."
High Court begins reviewing death penalty law as Adalah files petition after ACRI challenge
The petition argues that the law creates a discriminatory system, saying the West Bank amendments apply only to Palestinians.
Petition targets newly passed death penalty law, calling it discriminatory, unconstitutional
Rights group asks justices to freeze law immediately; additional petitions are expected.
High Court weighs Assenheim appeal over release of Feldstein interview raw footage
The justices repeatedly returned to the breadth of the police request for the full footage, with Isaac Amit suggesting that a demand for everything risked resembling a “fishing expedition."
Holocaust survivor, descendants urge High Court to allow Gaza children medical access
Letter read by The Jerusalem Post invokes Holocaust-era rescue precedent to argue for “children’s exception” in wartime policy.
High Court orders new vote on NIS 98m haredi school funding transfer
The High Court ordered a new Knesset vote on the remaining NIS 98m in haredi school funding, as petitioners demand full data before approval.
State asks High Court to reject challenge to anti-UNRWA laws ahead of Monday hearing
At the center of the case are two laws passed by the Knesset in October 2024, one of them barring UNRWA activity in sovereign Israeli territory.
Willner signals disputed haredi school transfer may return to Finance Committee
At the center of the case is a December 25, 2025, Finance Committee transfer involving education funds, including money directed to haredi institutions.
