Judicial Reform

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

More than two years after October 7, the governing coalition continues to advance sweeping institutional reforms, while legislation addressing recovery, reserve burdens, and accountability lags.

A PLENUM session at the Knesset.
Yair Golan announced the new members of the Democrats Party.

Israeli protest leaders to join forces with Democrats in next election, Yair Golan announces

Arnon Ben Dor, Chairman of the Histadrut, visits in the Northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona., June 27, 2024.

Connecting the dots: The deep state is not hidden, it runs Israel - opinion

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

High Court of Justice nullifies govt’s dismissal of attorney-general, Baharav-Miara to remain


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.

Israel's judicial reform is happening without Netanyahu lifting a finger - analysis

The judicial reform did not emerge in a vacuum but had a bedrock goal of remaking the Supreme Court into a more conservative court, more deferential to the executive and legislative branches.

 Israelis are seen demonstrating near the Supreme Court in Jerusalem ahead of a vote in the Knesset on judicial reform, on February 20, 2023.

We are facing a real danger to fundamental rights - opinion

These incidents underscore a troubling trend in Israel, where law enforcement powers are sometimes misused against specific individuals, undermining citizens’ fundamental rights.

 IDF COL. (res.) Rami Matan protests near the home of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, last year, against the government’s judicial reform plan.

This week in Jerusalem: No more tickets

A weekly round-up of city affairs.

 A Jerusalem municipal inspector writes out a parking ticket.