High Court of Justice

High Court releases names of Israeli brothers indicted for selling AI-generated info. to Iran

The two brothers were charged last month with transferring mostly false, AI-generated information to Iranians in exchange for tens of thousands of shekels.

Meir Nahum, one of two brothers who were indicted for conducting espionage on behalf of Iranian agents.
Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs seen at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 14, 2025

Gov’t secretary claims chief of staff Zamir backs haredi draft bill at High Court, IDF denies

A haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protester argues with a police officer outside the Jerusalem IDF recruitment center, April 12, 2026.

High Court presses government over failure to enforce haredi draft ruling, reserves decision

Israelis attend a protest against the current Israeli government and the war in Tel Aviv, April 11, 2026.

High Court allows broader anti-war protests over weekend, criticizes state over repeated delays


High Court hears petitions over Comms. Minister Karhi's handling of KAN council

At the center of the hearing are petitions challenging steps Karhi took, and, in some cases, failed to take, that critics say helped leave KAN’s council without a quorum and unable to function fully.

Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi attends the Special Committee for the Communications Law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on December 9, 2025

High Court orders state to remove Sharvit from seized Jordan Valley lands pending further ruling

Interim injunction follows February conditional order in petition by 12 Palestinian farmers from Wadi al-Far’a, who say they have been blocked from reaching their lands since October 2023.

 Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.

State urges High Court to keep Zini, three others detained after Gaza smuggling case ruling

A hearing was set for Wednesday at 5 p.m. before Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz. 

Bezalel Zini, brother of Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) chief David Zini, suspected of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza, February 3, 2026.

Tzohar returns to High Court, seeks order compelling Rabbinate to license it as kosher certifier

The new petition argues that, even after a ruling in November ordering the Rabbinate to decide whether Tzohar qualifies and, if so, to issue a license, the state still has not acted. 

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

Petition calls for emergency evacuation for disabled, elderly Israelis amid Iran missile threat

A petition urges Israel's High Court to implement an evacuation plan for disabled and elderly citizens unable to reach shelters during missile alerts.

 Israelis take cover in a public shelter as a siren is sounded warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran into Israel. March 06, 2026.

State Attorney should lead Sde Teiman leak case investigation, Justice Ministry legal advisor says

If the Court accepts Kotik’s position, the State-Attorney would then become the sole arbiter of whether to file criminal charges against those suspected of leaking the Sde Teiman footage.

Supreme court justice Yael Willner arrives for a court hearing on who will have authority over the Sde Teiman leak probe, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem.

A-G to High Court: Order must be issued instructing Netanyahu to dismiss Ben-Gvir

Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara calls for the High Court to order Prime Minister Netanyahu to dismiss National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, citing abuse of authority.

 National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, July 17, 2025

High Court: State’s haredi draft enforcement update ‘does not satisfy’ amid Iran war tensions

“In these pressing times, today’s hearing was canceled,” the court wrote. “But the need to enforce the obligation of military enlistment is steadily increasing.” 

A COURT hearing on the government’s draft of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, October 29, 2025.

'Rogue Justice': Exploring how Israel’s top court turned into a political powerhouse - review

Yonatan Green reveals how Israel’s Supreme Court seized power, shaping law and politics with little democratic oversight.

Entrance hall of the Supreme Court, decorated with a section of mosaic pavement recovered from the 5th-to-8th-century Hamat Gader synagogue, near the Golan Heights.

Israel's new Western Wall bill: A 'thorn in the eyes' of Jewish unity - opinion

It stipulates that non-Orthodox prayer – such as prayer services organized by women’s groups – constitutes a “desecration” of the holy sites. 

A Jewish woman covered in a white prayer shawl prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 2, 2018