Judicial Reform

Amit Segal claims Netanyahu offered him fourth spot on Likud list, 'any ministerial role' in 2022

Segal shared in the video that rather than a ministerial position, he had suggested to Netanyahu that Israel “needs to make some kind of judicial reform.”

Israeli journalist Amit Segal speaks during the Jabotinsky conference in Jerusalem, December 23, 2024.
High Court Justice Daphne Barak-Erez arrives for a hearing on petitions calling to halt or substantially limit State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman’s investigations into the failures surrounding the Hamas's October 7 massacre, December 29, 2025; illustrative.

Israel legal gatekeepers must be careful not to overreach - opinion

Ehud Barak, a former prime minister of Israel, announces the establishment of a new political party that he will lead, in Tel Aviv, June 26, 2019.

Ehud Barak as Israel’s WASP elite standard bearer - opinion

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.

Post-October 7, coalition more concerned with controlling the systems than addressing recovery


Appointment ceremony for 36 new judges emphasizes importance of consensus

Herzog stated that despite the many differences in backgrounds, they had succeeded in reaching an agreement on the 36 new judges.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog speaks at a swearing in ceremony for newly appointed judges at the President's residence in Jerusalem, on April 18, 2024.

Kohelet’s Moshe Koppel reflects on the judicial reforms a year later

He believes that Israel’s judicial system assumed excessive power over the years, which should be given back to the executive and legislature. But what has changed, Koppel said, is his perspective.

 PROF. MOSHE KOPPEL, chairman of the Kohelet Policy Forum, has faced accusations of playing a significant role in pushing the attempted judicial overhaul which tore apart Israeli society, but reflects differently one year on.

Israeli companies move business offshore as war increases instability - Aman Group

Pasternak explained that companies whose clients are abroad may have sympathy for the situation in Israel, but there is a limit to how much this will impact their business decisions.

 Ben Pasternak.

Calls for elections and a hostage deal at the same time diminish both - analysis

Both protests stand powerful on their own, but when the hostage and anti-Netanyahu protests mix, the message becomes muddled.

 Police officers on horses try to move protesters out of the way during a protest for the release of hostages kidnapped in the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Isr

War hurt Israeli economy 'on many levels' - Bank of Israel report

2023 presented an obstacle for the Israeli economy, with the contentious judicial overhaul crisis and ongoing Israel-Hamas war sparking questions of resilience.

 View of Bank of Israel main offices in Jerusalem, on January 2, 2023.

Yair Netanyahu's security attempted to silence Israeli activists abroad - report

Yair Netanyahu's security guard asked Offir Gutelzon, a prominent anti-judicial reform protester, not to publish anything about the Netanyahu family.

 Yair Netanyahu

Vogelman: Reform ruling part of constitutional process, need last Basic Law

Acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman called to permanently fill the top justice position.

 Supreme Court justice Uzi Vogelman at the High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, on December 31, 2023

Israel Prize restructured to avoid honoring Netanyahu critic - report

Eyal Waldman, an Israeli tech giant, called on the Prime Minister to resign after his daughter was murdered at the Nova music festival in Re'im on October 7.

 Education Minister Yoav Kisch seen at the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2023

IAF establishes new department to combat the growing threat of Iran

While the United States is preoccupied with potential escalation in Iran, terrorism, and nuclear weapons, the IDF is signaling the extent of its military intentions regarding this threat.

The Israeli Air Force works to fight new and developing threats across the region

Is it legitimate to resume anti-government protests during the war? - opinion

The place of protests against the government is becoming more and more legitimate with every day that goes by.

 AT A PROTEST in Tel Aviv last month, a demonstrator holds a sign that reads: ‘Set a date now!’ a reference to the call for an early Knesset election.